CHILDRENS CANCER RESEARCH FUND

Children's Cancer Research Fund is dedicated to finding a cure for childhood cancer by providing funds to the University of Minnesota for research and training relating to the prevention, treatment and cure of childhood cancer. The organization also educates the public about pediatric cancer and supports quality-of-life programs for pediatric cancer patients and their families.

Fundraisers: Dawn of a Dream Gala, KS95 for Kids Radiothon, Glamorama, Twin City Polo Classic and Time to Fly Running Race.

Every school day, 46 young people, or two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer in this country.

Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death due to illness in children in the United States. More kids die from childhood cancer every year than die of asthma, cystic fibrosis, pediatric aids and diabetes combined.

Despite dramatic increases in five-year survival rates, more than 100,000 years of life are lost to childhood cancer each year.

The incidence of childhood cancer is increasing. Support from the federal government is dwindling. More support from organizations like Children's Cancer Research Fund is needed so that we can keep making gains in treating kids with cancer.

Unlike many adult cancers, we don’t know what causes childhood cancer and there are virtually no early detection techniques.

Thanks to research, in the past fifty years, survival rates for children with cancer have risen from 10% to 80%.

The research for childhood caners has led to discoveries impacting treatments and survival rates of adults with cancer and kids with other life-threatening diseases.