New statistics about childhood cancer

I found these statistics about childhood cancer the other day and coming from a mom who's child had cancer I knew that there was a great need for research but some of these statistics shocked me.  

• Number o children who will get cancer: 1 in 300 with that going up at least 4-6% every year
• Number of children who will not survive: 1 in 4
• Number of children diagnosed with cancer every day: 46 
• Number oc children who die from cancer every day: 7
• Number of children currently fighting cancer: 35,000
• Number of new drugs developed for childhood cancer in the past 25 years: 1 (yikes!)
• The only age group with declining survival rates: 15-22 year olds
• Percentage of cancer research money spent on childhood cancers: 3% (ouch!)
• Age group (other than 70+) with the highest cancer fatality rate: Teenagers
• Age group with the most advanced cancer at the time of diagnosis: Teenagers
• Age group with the highest number of life long chemo side effects: 15-22 year olds
• The most under represented age group in clinical trials: 15-19 year olds

Won't you help me bring awareness to childhood cancer by visiting Beads of Hope®.

Together with your purchases and spreading the word we can be one step closer to providing the funding neccessary for childhood cancer research

Until there is a cure,

Staci

www.beadsofhope.com

Bringing awareness to childhood cancer everyday ™