CANCER FACTS

PEDIATRIC CANCER

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Why is our work so important? Because more children in the United States die from cancer than from any other illness—and over 15,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year.

children and families need

mountains of hope.

Cancers in children can be very different than cancer in adults. Cancers in children often occur because of DNA changes that happen in early life, or even before birth. The most common cancer in children is leukemia. A child can also have cancer of organs and tissues, nervous system, muscles, bones, and skin. In the United States, more than 43 children each day receive a cancer diagnosis

OF MONTANA FAMILIES FACING PEDIATRIC CANCER MUST LEAVE THE STATE FOR TREATMENT.

52%

With a PEDIATRIC CANCER DIAGNOSIS, 1 in 4 families report losing more than 40% of their annual household income.

15% of families will fall from above to below the poverty line due to treatment-related financial burden.

nearly half of families facing pediatric cancer end up filing for medical bankruptcy.

FIGHTING CANCER IS HARD ENOUGH.

we HELP carry the financial burden.

We believe that Montana families battling pediatric cancer should BE ABLE TO FOCUS ON WHAT MATTERS MOST—EACH OTHER.

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