September is National Pediatric Cancer Awareness Month. Here are some other alarming facts:
—Some 9,910 children in the US under 15 years old will be diagnosed with cancer in 2023.
—About 1,040 children under 15 will from cancer in 2023.
—Cancer is the #1 cause of children’s death due to disease and the #2 cause of death in kids aged 1 -14.
—Each year, 11.5 million years of life are lost to pediatric cancer.