Childhood Cancer Smore
Shamya Mikell
Trouble...
Needing A Helping Hand..!
Sydney’s Story: Surviving Retinoblastoma
Ryan’s Story: Surviving Acute Myelogenous Leukemia
Rosie’s Story: Surviving Wilms Tumor
Alijah’s Story: Surviving Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (ALL)
Sydney’s Story: Surviving Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (AML)
Josh’s Story: Surviving a Brain Tumor
Mariah’s Story: Surviving Osteosarcoma
Facts:
* Childhood cancers are mostly those of the white blood cells (leukemia), brain, bone, and the lymphatic system (lymphoma).
*Cancerous tumors also can develop in the muscles, kidneys, and nervous system
* Like cancers that occur in adults, each type of childhood cancer behaves differently, but all develop because of an uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells.
Statistics:
* In 2016, an estimated 1,685,210 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed in the United States and 595,690 people will die from the disease.
* The number of cancer deaths (cancer mortality) is 171.2 per 100,000 men and women per year (based on 2008-2012 deaths).
* The number of people living beyond a cancer diagnosis reached nearly 14.5 million in 2014 and is expected to rise to almost 19 million by 2024.
Information
http://www.haveaheartcharity.org/
Website: Childrenscancer.org
Location: 7301 Ohms Lane, Suite 355 Minneapolis, MN 55439
Phone: 952-893-9355