- Cancer is the number one disease killing children from age six months to young adulthood. It is the leading cause of non-accidental death in children.
- Childhood cancer occurs regularly, randomly and spares no ethnic group, socioeconomic class or geographic region.
- Unlike adult cancers, the causes of most childhood cancers are still unknown and are not linked to lifestyle and environmental risk factors.
– See more at: http://www.kidscancercare.ab.ca/childhood-cancer/s…
Kid’s cancer research important for everyone…
We are learning that cancer research is a two-way street. Just as breakthroughs in adult cancer research can help children, breakthroughs in pediatric cancer can also benefit adults. (stat)