1. The causes of childhood cancers are largely
unknown…

2. Leukemias and cancers of the brain and the
nervous system account for more than half of
the new cases of children cancer.
One-Third of childhood cancers are leukemias,
which are blood cell cancers.
- National Cancer Institute

3. Wyatt is 7 years
old. He thought
he beat his Stage
4 High Risk
Neuroblastoma,
but relapsed in
March 2011

4. Ms. Russell
Ms. Russell was
diagnosed with Wilm's
Tumor.
She had both kidneys
removed and had
received a kidney
transplant from her
mom.
She is now is going
through chemotherapy
as she battles Non-
hodgkin's Lymphoma.

5. Alina is 10 years old. She has been diagnosed
with rhabdomyosarcoma. The cost of treatment
could amount to $95,000 – $110,000

6. Ava was diagnosed with
Acute Lymphoblastic
Leukemia in Dec 2011

7. Brendan has been fighting Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia since 2009.
He is currently 11 years old.

8. In the United States in 2007, approximately
10,400 children under age 15 were diagnosed
with cancer.
About 1,545 children will die from the disease.
-“SEER Cancer Statistics Review”

9. Emily has continued to battle Stage IV, High Risk
Neuroblastoma Differential since Dec 23, 2010

10. Emily will receive
chemotherapy until July, 2013

11. 5 year old Breanna is
battling leukemia

12. Khiry Travis has leukemia

13. Hope was 4 years old when she found
out she had bone cancer.

14. What would you do if this was your child?

15. This is Will.
Will was diagnosed with a
ependymoblastoma brain
tumor on October 2, 2009.
It was determined that the
tumor mass was not
changing or growing.
It was discovered in
February 2011 the tumor
was growing.
On May 2, 2011, the tumor
spread to his spine and
three new tumors appeared
in his brain.
On Sunday July 17, 2011 at
7:49 am, Will grew his angel
wings.

16. Wes has been diagnosed with Stage 4 High Risk
Nueroblastoma

17. Jenna has medulloblastoma

18. Sedona is 3 years
old. She has brain
cancer.

19. 1 to 2 children develop the disease each year for
every 10,000 children in the United States.
-“Trends in reported incidence of primary
malignant brain tumors in children in the
United States”

20. This is
Makayla…
Makayla is 2 years old
and has a rare form of
liver cancer called
stage 4 hepatoblastoma
with metasitsis to both
her lungs and has a
20% chance to live.

21. Matthew was diagnosed with Acute
Lymphoblastic Leukemia on April 14, 2011.
He is currently undergoing chemotherapy.

22. Anthony is battling
Medulloblastoma.
He is 3 years old.

23. Kayla is 7 years old. She has a rare form of
cancer that only 8 other people in the world
have. Its called anaplastic ganglioglioma.

24. You have just seen .01% of the children who
have cancer in the United States…

25. Help the children fighting for their lives.
Go to childrenscancer.org to learn more about
how you can help

26. With the help of donations and support , Tyler won his fight
against advanced stage IV Burkit’s Lymphoma and Leukemia.
He is currently a student at Ohio State University.

27. “What really matters is what you do with what
you have.”
-Shirley Lord

28. If you would like to read the full story
or updates on any of these children in
the video.
Their stories can be found at:
www.cancerkids.org/children/stories/index.cfm

29. This video was made possible by:
Jacob Augspurger
Steven Connell
Josh Kendall
Edelia Rivera
Western Illinois University
MGT 350 – 022
Dr. Stephen R. Axley,
Professor of Management