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CHILDREN ARE
DIAGNOSED WITH CANCER EACH DAY
2/3 OF CHILDHOOD CANCER PATIENTS WILL HAVE LONG LASTING CHRONIC CONDITIONS FROM TREATMENTS.
50,000
KIDS ARE FIGHTING IN HOSPITALS
TODAY
EVEN WITH INSURANCE COVERAGE A FAMILY WILL HAVE ABOUT $40,000 OUT OF POCKET EXPENSES NOT INCLUDING TRAVEL.
CANCER IS THE #1 KILLER OF KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 14. IT KILLS MORE KIDS THAN AIDS, ASTHMA, JUVENILE DIABETES, CONGENITAL ANOMALIES, & CYSTI FIBROSIS COMBINED.
1 IN 5 KIDS
DIAGNOSED
WON'T SURVIVE.
Cancer symptoms in children - fever, swollen glands, anemia, bruises and infection - are often suspected to be, and at the early stages are treated as, other childhood illnesses.
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