1. Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in disease among children under 19 years old.

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2. Studies conducted by the World Health Organization find that approximately 300,000 children, from infancy to 19 years of age, are diagnosed with cancer globally.

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3. One in 5 children diagnosed with cancer will not survive.

Upon diagnosis, 80% of children with cancer experience a significant spread to  other areas of their body.

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4. The majority of childhood cancer survivors experience  serious, lifelong side effects. These include organ damage in need of transplant, seizure disorders and secondary  treatment-related cancers.

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5. Childhood cancer is treated with drugs developed specifically for adult cancers. In the last 20 years, only 4 drugs have been developed, tested and FDA approved.

When Congress passes the U.S. annual federal budget, they allot approximately 5 billion dollars toward all cancer research. 96% is channeled to adult cancer research. %4 is channeled to childhood cancer research.

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6. 50% of parents and caregivers suffer damaging financial loss and even bankruptcy due to the life altering and demanding journey of caring for their critically ill child.

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7. Childhood cancer can affect any child and family. It spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class or geographic region.