Thousands of adolescents get diagnosed with cancer every year. We want them to know they are not alone in their fight.
Adolescent Cancer Numbers
Accounting for less than 1% of cancer patients, adolescents are often considered pediatric patients.
Kids age 15-19 are not quite children and not quite adults. They vary greatly in size, maturity, and hormone levels, and their bodies and minds work differently than younger children’s and adults’.
5500
5,000 to 6,000 adolescents get diagnosed with cancer each year.
550
About 500 to 600 adolescents die from cancer each year
800
Estimated annual thyroid cancer diagnoses in adolescents
500
Estimated annual brain and nervous system cancer diagnoses in adolescents