It is 100% about the numbers. 43 children in America are diagnosed with cancer everyday. 5 children die everyday and it is the number one cause of death for ch

It is 100% about the numbers. 43 children in America are diagnosed with cancer everyday. 5 children die everyday and it is the number one cause of death for children. 40,000 children every year are being treated. BUT that pales to just lung cancer with 610 diagnosis per day and 427 deaths per day. I still say that is these are not a good reasons to keep the funding so low. 1) Treatments for Children are immediately beneficial to adults BUT treatments for adults would take at least 7 years but the cast majority they would be unlikely to be of any benefit to children. 2) Treatments for Children will also have less side effects and fewer long term side effects. 3) Children are at the age of around 6 years old when diagnosed and have 60 years+ of a positive life. 2% of lung cancer patients are under 45 years old and average age is 70 on the day of diagnosis. 4) Ethical: If you had a choice for your life to be saved or a child's life but only one of you can have could live what would you chose? If you saw a child about to get hit by a car but it was unclear if you intervene if you would make it would you just stand to the side? I think most of us would hope we would choose the kids. Why are we not doing this when we can actually sit down and think about it?