how many children are diagnosed with cancer every day
1 In the U.S., about 46 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer every weekday. 2  While the cancer death rate has dropped more dramatically for children than for any other age group, 2,300 children and teenagers will die each year from cancer.
1 This represents about a 35% increase in the number of children diagnosed over that period. 2  In 2014 is it expected that overall, 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer before age 20. 3  About 43 children per day or 15,780 children total are expected to be diagnosed with cancer in 2014.