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One in 330 children will
develop cancer before the age of 20. |
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On average, 46 children
are diagnosed with cancer every day in the United States. |
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Approximately 12,400
children were diagnosed with cancer in the year 2000. |
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Each year, about 3,000
children die from cancer - more than from asthma, diabetes, cystic
fibrosis, congenital anomalies, and pediatric AIDS combined. |
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Only about 20% of adults
with cancer show evidence that the disease has spread to distant
sites on the body at diagnosis yet 80% of children are diagnosed
with advanced disease. |
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The incidence of
childhood cancer is increasing. The cause of this is unknown. |
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Pediatric funding is
nominal in comparison to other more publicized diseases such as
pediatric AIDS or juvenile diabetes which increases awareness each
year. |
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Most adult cancers
result from lifestyle factors such as smoking, diet, occupation, and
exposure to cancer-causing agents. The cause of most childhood
cancers in unknown. |
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Approximately 70% of
children with cancer participate in research trials compared to only
3% of adult cancer patients. As a result, many of the advances in
adult cancer treatments are due to breakthroughs in childhood cancer
research. |
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The symbol for childhood
cancer is the gold ribbon. |
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