The Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation, a non-profit organization, was founded in 1982, to improve the care, quality of life and survival rate of children with malignant diseases.
Since its inception, PCRF has raised over $22 million to fund cutting edge research that leads to medically sound treatment protocols for childhood cancers. Much progress has been made. For instance, childhood leukemia, once almost certainly fatal, now has a 70% survival rate. But the battle is far from over – cancer continues to affect more children under 18 years of age each year than any other disease.
PCRF is privately supported through donations from individuals, charitable foundations and businesses that recognize the urgent need to improve treatment and cure childhood cancers. All contributions to PCRF are tax deductible.
Dedicated volunteers support the Foundation enabling over 80% of every dollar raised to go directly to research. The Foundation raises funds through gifts from individuals, special giving programs, events, corporate sponsorships, grants and the sale of holiday cards drawn by children fighting cancer.
Cancer Facts
• 1 in 300 Americans will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 20
• Each year cancer kills more children and adolescents than any other disease
• The incidence of cancer among children in the U.S. is rising almost 1% per year
• Every school day, 35 young people, or two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer
• Only 10% of the money budgeted by the National Cancer Institute is directed to pediatric cancer research
Winning the Battle
• The cancer death rate has dropped more dramatically for children than for any other age group
• This progress can be attributed solely to research
• The survival rate in certain pediatric cancers has increased from 15% to greater than 80% since 1985
• 80% of all funds raised by PCRF go directly to research
Please see this organization’s upcoming event at Rod Carew Childrens Cancer Golf Classic.