of the National Institute of Health (NIH) budget support pediatric cancer research and treatment.
Pediatric cancer affects all ethnic, gender, and socio-economic groups.
1 in 300 children in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20.
for 1 child
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.