The big "C", you know what I am talking about; the sad commercials with the frail looking children. You may know someone personally who has been effected by childhood cancer, maybe you have even witnessed the bravery that comes along with the battle. I lost my little brother in 2010 to leukemia, and he will forever be the bravest person I know. I watched him fight, beat, and fight the cancer with such courage and strength. These children that fight deserve more treatment options and more funding. They deserve a better outcome.
According to Cure Search, everyday 43 children are diagnosed with some form of cancer and 1 out of 8 of those children do not survive. These statistics are startling and when see you in reality it is even worse.
Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death for children under 15 in the United States and 1 in every 330 American develops some form of cancer before they turn 20. Childhood cancer kills more children than AIDs, asthma, an cystic fibrosis according to I Care I Cure.
There is only four percent of funding that goes into childhood cancer research. That's right FOUR. In 2014 the National Cancer Institute (NCI) budgeted just $4.9 million out of $195 million for childhood cancer research according to The Truth 365. These children are worth more than four, they deserve more than leftover adult chemo treatments
These children are the next generation. They could be the next doctors who discover a cure. But in order to do that, they need to be given a fighting chance. These cures need to made possible for these children who fight like hell.
