Every day 46 children will be diagnosed with cancer. Seven of those kids will also lose their battle. One may ask "why should they care" or "how does this affect them". Childhood cancer impacts everyone in some way or another. Every child affected is someone's grandchild, brother, sister, cousin, or child. Children are vital to our society as they are the next generation. So why aren’t we more involved in the health of our future generation? Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death in children. It causes more deaths than Aids, Asthma, Diabetes, and heart disorders combined. So why isn’t the government distributing their funds evenly between the different types of cancer? The lack of funding for pediatric cancer inhibits the finding of a cure or other treatment options. Awareness leads to funding, funding leads to research, and research leads to cures for these kids. …show more content…
Childhood cancer is the number one killer of children. However, cancer remains the second leading cause of death in children 0 to 14 years of age after accidents. It is estimated that 1,250 deaths from cancer will occur this year in children in this age group and 600 deaths from cancer in teens aged 15 to 19 (Cancer.Net). National Cancer Institute is the Nation's principal agency for cancer research. The government allocates cancer research funding to the National Cancer Institute. Author Zoe Read states in 2007, about 10,400 children were diagnosed with childhood cancer, according to the NCI, and about 12,060 diagnoses were expected in 2013. About $122 million was spent on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (just one form of childhood cancer) in 2010, according to the NCI. But that is low compared to other forms of cancer, like breast cancer, which received $631 million. Since 2010, the budget has continued to decrease. Under funding is a major issue for all cancers, but this issue is especially troublesome for