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Leukemia
is the leading disease killer of children. |
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Leukemia
strikes 10 times as many adults as children. More than half of all
cases of leukemia occur in persons over 60. |
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Leukemia
research is considered to be the window to the treatment and cure
for other cancers and Aids. |
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Survival
rates for children with acute lymphocytic leukemia have risen from
4% in 1960 to nearly 80% today. |
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Chemotherapy
and bone marrow transplants, potentially lifesaving therapies for
most cancers, were originally developed as treatment for leukemia. |
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More
than 60,300 Americans will die from leukemia or a related cancer
this year - nearly 165 people each day. |
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Children
under the age of 15 now have a 94% chance of surviving Hodgkin's
disease. |
