Childhood Cancer





Each year in the U.S. there are approximately 13,400 children between the ages of birth and 19 years of age who are diagnosed with cancer. About one in 300 boys and one in 333 girls will develop cancer before their 20th birthday. In 1998, about 2500 died of cancer, thus making cancer the most common cause of death by disease for children and adolescents in America.

Statistics by the U.S. National Cancer Institute about soft tissue cancer in children: 
  • Soft tissue cancers are cancers that affect the connective tissues. Rhabdomyosarcoma is a specific type of soft tissue cancer.
  • 850-900 cases of Soft Tissue Cancer are diagnosed per year of children under the age of 20 years old. 350 of these cases are Rhabdomyosarcoma.
  • Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common cancer in children ages 0-14, making up half of the soft tissue cancers.
  • From 1985-1994, the five year survival rate of Rhabdomyosarcoma was 64%.  The younger children within the age group having a higher success rate then the older children.
  • There is a decline in the childhood cancer mortality rate of 2.0-3.2% per year. 

Our goal with the Mark Felice Childhood Cancer Fund is to aid in the continuation of this trend downward and aid those fighting childhood cancer.

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