Make finding a cure for childhood cancers a priority. Too many children are dying and too little is being done about it. It needs to be given just as much attention and funding as breast cancer gets.
About 11,630 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2013. Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades.
Cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in children under the age of 15 in the United States. 1 in 5 children diagnosed with cancer will die within 5-years