• Childhood cancer kills more children each year than Asthma, Cystic
Fibrosis, Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital anomalies and pediatric AIDS combined.
• Cancer is the number one disease responsible for the death of children, and it is the leading cause of nonaccidental death in children.
• In Canada, approximately 1,400 children are diagnosed with cancer each year. That breaks down to 4 or 5 a day.
• Over 10,000 are already living with some aspect of cancer or its long-term effects.
• The treatment and cure for these children is a 24-hour, 7-day-a-week process requiring specialized care.
• The odds of winning the battle against childhood cancers are getting better for each patient.

Cancer Links

About.com

The Globe and Mail - Canaries in the cancer wards

National Cancer Institute

CancerNet

American Cancer Society

Canadian Cancer Society

Cancer News

Lance Armstrong official site

Lance Armstrong Fanclub

Lance Armstrong's Journey (About.com)