Brain tumors = leading cause of solid tumor deaths in children Low grade brain tumors = most common NO CURES CURRENT TREATMENT = TOXIC Better treatments can be effective if they’re properly funded Childhood Cancer

Leukemia: cancer of the bone marrow and blood; most common (34%) Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) Brain and other nervous system tumors: second most common (27%) Common in the cerebellum and brain stem Neuroblastoma: starts in early forms of nerve cells found in a developing embryo or fetus (7%) Wilms tumor: one or both of kidneys affected (5%) Lymphoma: cancers of lymphocytes of immune system; responds well to treatment (better than in adults) Hodgkin lymphoma - 4% Non-Hodgkin lymphoma – 4% Rhabdomyosarcoma: cancer of skeletal muscle cells (3%) Retinoblastoma: cancer in eye (3%) Bone cancer Osteosarcoma – long bones (3%) Ewing sarcoma – flat bones (1%) Common types of childhood cancer

Childhood Cancer Research - $11.9 million Other Research - $136 million Prevention - $149 million Detection/Treatment - $112 million Patient Support - $271 million Management - $68 million $149 million $11.9 million $136 million $112 million $271 million $202 million $68 million $202 million

Research - $69 million Patient & Community Services - $92 million Public Health Education - $43 million Professional Education - $9 million $24 million Fundraising - $45 million Childhood Cancer - $6 million $69 million $92 million $43 million $9 million $45 million $6 million

MISSION: “Brain tumors are the leading cause of solid tumor death in children. A cure is possible, if research is funded. A Kids' Brain Tumor Cure Foundation funds scientific research to find more effective, less toxic treatments and a cure for children battling brain tumors. Children should fight for their dreams, not for their lives.” 655?cv=2&app_data=location|/charity/view/ein/ %3Fvideo_id%3D98270%26fb_source%3Dtimeline_video %26fb_action_ids%3D %26fb_action_types%3Dvid eo.watches%26action_object_map%3D%257B% %2522%253A %257D%26action_type_map%3 D%257B% %2522%253A%2522video.watches %2522%257D%26action_ref_map%3D%255B%255D%26sr%3D1 Pediatric Low Grade Astrocytoma Foundation, Inc.

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