Childhood Cancer: Things Are Getting Better, There's Still A Long Way To Go

1.800 ONCOLOGIST х х х CHILDH OOD CANCER THINGS ARE GETTING BETTER, THERE'S STILL A LONG WAY TO GO CHILDHOOD CANCER: A SNAPSHOT TPÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛOTÛÛÅ ABOUT 12,000 CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF 15 ARE DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER IN THE UNITED STATES EACH YEAR. 1T'S A RARE DIAGNOSIS; ONLY 1 TO 2 CHILDREN OUT OF EVERY 10,000 IN THE UNITED STATES DEVELOP THE DISEASE. HOWEVER, ABOUT 1,350 OF THESE KIDS WILL LOSE THEIR BATTLE WITH CANCER THIS YEAR. TODAY 1970'S 50% 80% SINCE THE 1970S, THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN BEATING CANCER HAS INCREASED. IN 1970, THE 5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATE FOR KIDS WAS LESS THAN 50%. TODAY, 80% OF KIDS ARE ALIVE 5 YEARS AFTER THEIR CANCER DIAGNOSI.1" 1 WWW.CANCER.ORG WHAT KINDS OF CANCERS ARE MOST COMMON IN CHILDREN? ACUTE• LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA ACUTE LYMPHOCYTIC LEUKEMIA (ALL) 1IS THE MOST COMMON FORM OF CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA. CHILDREN WITH ALL HAD SIGNIFICANT GAINS IN SURVIVAL RATE OVER THE PAST FIFTEEN YEARS. LEUKEMIAS (CANCERS OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS) MAKE UP ABOUT 1/3 OF ALL CHILDHOOD CANCERS. BRAIN AND NERVOUS SYSTEM TUMORS MAKE UP ABOUT 27% OF PEDIATRIC CANCERS. NEUROBASTOMA IS OFTEN FOUND IN CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF FIVE. IT CAUSES TUMORS WHICH BEGIN IN THE ABDOMEN IN THE ADRENAL GLAND OR NEXT TO THE SPINAL CORD, OR IN THE CHEST.? 11-800-ONCOLOGIST.COM 2 WWW.NLM.NIH.GOV SUPPORT AN ORGANIZATION WORKING TOWARDS A CURE. THREE GREAT ORGANIZATIONS INCLUDE (HUFFINGTON POST; HTTP://WWW.HUFFINGTONPOST.COM/2011/09/19/HOW-YOU-CAN-HELP-NATIONAL_N_966814.HTML) Alexs Lemonade Stand St. Jude Children's Research Hospital FOUNDATION FOR CHILDHOOD CANCER TM ALSAC Danny Thomas, Founder Finding cures. Saving children. SA St. Baldrick's FOUNDATION Conquer Childhood Cancers 1.800 ONCOLOGIST www.1-800-oncologist.com