CureSearch for Children's Cancer funds the lifesaving, collaborative research of the Children's Oncology Group, the largest, cooperative pediatric cancer research organization in the world--essentially a "cancer center without walls." With more than 5,000 physicians, nurses, and other researchers at 230 hospitals in North America and around the world, this group treats 90% of children with cancer.

Children's Oncology Group Hospitals in the U.S.

• Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children
• Nearly 13,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer each year
• 1 child out of 5 who is diagnosed with cancer dies
• 3 out of 5 children who survive cancer suffer devastating, long-term side effects
• More than 40,000 children are undergoing treatment for cancer

• Through collaborative research, the Children's Oncology Group has improved cure rates for children's cancer at a pace much faster than any one individual or single institution could accomplish alone.
• The Children's Oncology Group research has turned children's cancer from a virtually incurable disease 40 years ago to one with an overall cure rate of 78%. Our goal is a 100% cure rate.
• Only research cures children's cancer.

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