Livestrong Day 2007

This May 16th is Livestrong Day 2007. Wear yellow. Spread the word. Write your representatives in Congress. Demand government support.

• There are more than 10 million individuals in the United States today who are living with cancer.
• Nearly 40 percent of people living with cancer are under the age of 65.
• 64 percent of adults diagnosed with cancer today will be living 5 years from now.
• In 1960, 4 percent of children with cancer survived more than 5 years.
• Nearly 80 percent of children (age 0 through 14) diagnosed with cancer today will be living five years from now.
• The five year survivorship rates for young adults (age 20 through 40) with cancer has remained unchanged for the past 30 years.
• Three out of every four American families will have at least one family member diagnosed with cancer.
• 24 percent of adults with cancer are parents who have a child 18 years or younger.
• One of every four deaths in the United States is from cancer.
• In 2005, 570,280 Americans will die of cancer - more than 1,500 people a day. That's 9/11 every two days.
• The annual cost of cancer in the United States is $189,800,000,000 in direct and indirect costs.
• Government spending on cancer research was lowered for the first time in 30 years.