Child Cancer Facts from www.bechildcanceaware.org
1 in 300 boys and 1 in 330 girls will be diagnosed with cancer before they reach their 20th birthday
10 children and teenagers in the UK will have been told today that they have cancer
4000 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer in the UK this year
There are 10,000 children and teenagers receiving treatment for cancer in the UK at any given time
200,000 children are diagnosed with cancer worldwide each year
3 out of 10 children will lose their battle with cancer
The cause of most childhood cancers is unknown, and at present childhood cancer cannot be prevented.
The length of treatment for childhood cancer ranges from 3 months to 3.5 years.
Most children and teenagers with cancer require rounds of chemotherapy to treat their disease and many require surgery and/or radiation to remove tumors or a bone marrow transplant may be the only hope of survival
The devastating effects of chemotherapy on a Child's body and mind can be permanent and a lot of children will be scarred mentally and physically long after chemotherapy has finished.
The government provides no funds towards raising Childhood Cancer Awareness.