1. The causes of childhood cancers are largelyunknown
2. Leukemias and cancers of the brain and thenervous system
account for more than half ofthe new cases of children
cancer.One-Third of childhood cancers are leukemias,which are blood
cell cancers.- National Cancer Institute
3. Wyatt is 7 years old. He thoughthe beat his Stage 4 High
RiskNeuroblastoma, but relapsed in March 2011
4. Ms. RussellMs. Russell wasdiagnosed with WilmsTumor.She had
both kidneysremoved and hadreceived a kidneytransplant from
hermom.She is now is goingthrough chemotherapyas she battles
Non-hodgkins Lymphoma.
5. Alina is 10 years old. She has been diagnosedwith
rhabdomyosarcoma. The cost of treatmentcould amount to $95,000
$110,000
6. Ava was diagnosed withAcute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Dec
2011
7. Brendan has been fighting AcuteLymphoblastic Leukemia since
2009.He is currently 11 years old.
8. In the United States in 2007, approximately10,400 children
under age 15 were diagnosedwith cancer.About 1,545 children will
die from the disease.-SEER Cancer Statistics Review
9. Emily has continued to battle Stage IV, High Risk
Neuroblastoma Differential since Dec 23, 2010
10. Emily will receivechemotherapy until July, 2013
11. 5 year old Breanna isbattling leukemia
12. Khiry Travis has leukemia
13. Hope was 4 years old when she found out she had bone
cancer.
14. What would you do if this was your child?
15. This is Will.Will was diagnosed with aependymoblastoma
braintumor on October 2, 2009.It was determined that thetumor mass
was notchanging or growing.It was discovered inFebruary 2011 the
tumorwas growing.On May 2, 2011, the tumorspread to his spine
andthree new tumors appearedin his brain.On Sunday July 17, 2011
at7:49 am, Will grew his angelwings.
16. Wes has been diagnosed with Stage 4 High
RiskNueroblastoma
17. Jenna has medulloblastoma
18. Sedona is 3 yearsold. She has braincancer.
19. 1 to 2 children develop the disease each year forevery
10,000 children in the United States. -Trends in reported incidence
of primary malignant brain tumors in children in the United
States
20. This isMakaylaMakayla is 2 years oldand has a rare form
ofliver cancer calledstage 4 hepatoblastomawith metasitsis to
bothher lungs and has a20% chance to live.
21. Matthew was diagnosed with AcuteLymphoblastic Leukemia on
April 14, 2011.He is currently undergoing chemotherapy.
22. Anthony is battlingMedulloblastoma. He is 3 years old.
23. Kayla is 7 years old. She has a rare form ofcancer that
only 8 other people in the worldhave. Its called anaplastic
ganglioglioma.
24. You have just seen .01% of the children who have cancer in
the United States
25. Help the children fighting for their lives.Go to
childrenscancer.org to learn more abouthow you can help
26. With the help of donations and support , Tyler won his
fightagainst advanced stage IV Burkits Lymphoma and Leukemia. He is
currently a student at Ohio State University.
27. What really matters is what you do with what you have.
-Shirley Lord
28. If you would like to read the full storyor updates on any
of these children in the video. Their stories can be found
at:www.cancerkids.org/children/stories/index.cfm
29. This video was made possible by:Jacob Augspurger Steven
Connell Josh KendallEdelia RiveraWestern Illinois University MGT
350 022Dr. Stephen R. Axley,Professor of Management
