The Impact of Childhood Cancer

about childhood cancer

Each year, more than 250 children and adolescents at Children’s Medical Center Dallas are newly diagnosed with cancer, with more than 600 children receiving therapy at any given time. Through our work, the survival rate for all childhood cancers is now close to 80%, significantly better than the 50% chance a child was given 30 years ago. The increase in survival is a huge improvement for some cancers, but some other childhood cancers still have a less than 50% cure rate. By joining together, we can do more to find a cure for childhood cancer.

Childhood cancer has long-term impacts, which can continue to affect patients even after being cancer free or cured. Depending on the type of cancer and the treatments received, late effects experienced by childhood cancer survivors can include problems with learning, infertility, stunted growth, heart and lung problems, secondary cancers and more.

IN THE UNITED STATES TODAY:

	There are more than 270,000 childhood cancer survivors
	One in every 1,000 people is a childhood cancer survivor
	Of people ages 20-34, one in every 570 is a childhood cancer survivor

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