Songs From the Music Box

Starting August 2, 2009- October 2, 2009, Songs From the Music Box is hosting a fundraiser for Cure Search!

Through public education, advocacy and fundraising, CureSearch National Childhood Cancer Foundation supports the work of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), the world’s largest cooperative cancer research organization that treats more than 90% of all children with cancer.

The Children’s Oncology Group (COG) unites the best of the academic and clinical research worlds to move the most promising treatments from the lab into clinical trials. This association of more than 5,000 dedicated experts in childhood cancer research and treatment are located at more than 200 leading Children’s Hospitals, the finest University Hospitals and Cancer Centers in the United States. By working together, cure rates are improved at a much faster pace than any one individual or single institution could accomplish alone and sets a standard of care that allows children with cancer to be treated close to home.

For the sixth year in a row, Charity Navigator, America’s largest independent charity evaluator, and other organizations setting standards for charitable accountability, recognizes CureSearch with four out of four stars. This is the top rating for excellence in fiscal management year after year. CureSearch is a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) public benefit charity.

The Impact of Childhood Cancer

Cancer is the #1 cause of death by disease in children, cutting short the lives of more children under the age of 20 than any other disease.

1 child out of 5 who is diagnosed with cancer dies.

3 out of 5 children suffer from long-term side effects.

Every school day, 46 young people, or two classrooms of students, are diagnosed with cancer in this country. More than 12,500 children are diagnosed with cancer each year and over 40,000 children and adolescents currently are being treated for childhood cancers.

The average age of a child diagnosed with cancer is six years old; saving lives of children with cancer gives them a future; approximately, 66 years of life’s milestones and dreams to celebrate.