What is Childhood Cancer?
They were four words no parents would ever expect to hear from a doctor. They are: âYour child has cancer.â Yet three minutes from now, a child will be diagnosed with cancer, and another family will be faced with the very real possibility of losing their child. In the U.S. alone, more than 13,000 children are diagnosed each year. And right now, there are more than 40,000 children in the U.S. actively fighting pediatric cancer.
Here are some facts about childhood/pediatric cancer:
In the U.S., one out of every five children with cancer will not survive. The vast majority of kids who do survive will suffer long-term side effects
1 in every 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer
Childhood cancers are not related to lifestyle factors, and little can be done to prevent them.
Some cancers almost never strike after the age of 5; others occur most often in teenagers. Even when kids get cancers that adults getâlike lymphomaâthey must be treated differently. Children are not simply smaller adults!
Many adult cancers can be diagnosed early. In 80% of kids, cancer has already spread to other areas of the body by the time it is diagnosed.
There are over a dozen types of childhood cancers, and countless subtypes, making it more challenging for researchers to find cures for every kid. â¨For many years, researchers struggled to give kids just a few more months of life. While many kids now survive, the search goes on for cures for many childhood cancers. But even for kids who survive, the battle is not over. A recent study shows that because of the treatments they had as kids, by the time theyâre 45, more than 95% of survivors will have a chronic health problem and 80% will have severe or life-threatening conditions. So in addition to finding cures, a lot of research is focused on preventing the lifelong damage that results from surgeries, radiation and chemotherapies given while young bodies and brains are just developing. Even during treatment, kids face all kinds of side effects, some very uncomfortable, others life-threatening. Thatâs why researchers need funds to improve supportive care for patients.
So now you know some facts about childhood cancer, please watch this video included in this post. It is less than 5 mins. Just watch and see how much impact your help and support would do to these precious lives and their families! After watching this video, you can start doing your part in ending pediatric/childhood cancer.
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