I'm shaving my head (with my sister) to raise money for childhood cancer research! No child should have to battle cancer; no parent should have to hear the words "your child has cancer".
FACTS ABOUT CHILDHOOD CANCER
• 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer. that's 43 children per day or 15,780 children per year
• Cancer is the number one cause of death by disease among children.
• Since 1980, fewer than 10 drugs have been developed for use in children with cancer. Only three drugs (teniposide and clofarabine, and Unituxin for use in high risk neuroblastoma) have been approved for use in children. Only four additional new drugs have been approved for use by both adults and children.
• Only 4% of federal government cancer research funding goes to study pediatric cancer.
So I decided to do something about it by raising money for cures.
Now I need your help! Will you make a donation? Every dollar makes a difference for the thousands of infants, children, teens, and young adults fighting childhood cancers.
