THE FACTS
Greatly underfunded
4%
of the National Institute of Health (NIH) budget support pediatric cancer research and treatment.
Average age of a child diagnosed with cancer
6 yrs old
1 out of 5 children diagnosed with cancer will pass away.
Pediatric cancer does not discriminate
Pediatric cancer affects all ethnic, gender, and socio-economic groups.
Every day in the US, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer.
1 in 300 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20.
1 child
every day
is diagnosed in AZ
THE ECONOMICS
$500,000
Average cost of cancer treatment for 1 child.
Even with insurance,
out-of-pocket costs average
$35,000
for 1 child
35% of a family's monthly income (on average) will go to cancer costs.
Cancer related costs that are NOT direct medical bills such as transportation, decreased income and travel for treatment.
Sources: Children's Oncology Group, Arizona Cancer Registry, American Childhood Cancer Organization and the New York Times.