Childhood Cancer Statistics
					 
					
						
						12% of children diagnosed with cancer do not survive 
				American Cancer Society
						
						every day, 43 children are diagnosed with cancer 
					American Cancer Society
 
					 
					
						
						childhood cancer is the second leading cause of death in children ages 1-14 
				American Cancer Society
roughly 16,000 children in the united states will be diagnosed with Cancer this year.
American Cancer Society
 
					 
					
						
						about 2,000 children younger than 15 years old are expected to die from cancer this year 
				American Cancer Society
children's cancer affects all ethnic, gender and socio-economic groups
American Cancer Society
 
					 
					The average age of children diagnosed is six.
American Cancer Society
more than 40,000 children undergo treatment for cancer each year
American Cancer Society
 
					 
					There are approximately 375,000 adult survivors of children's cancer in the united states (That equates to 1 in 530 adults ages 20-39)
American Cancer Society
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