Youth vs Cancer
Youth vs Cancer
Youth vs Cancer, a 501c3 non-profit in San Diego, California, empowers youth leadership to raise awareness and funds for childhood cancer research.
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Why We Exist
Why We Exist
Looking into childhood cancer in California
Diagnosis Rate
Diagnosis Rate
California's childhood cancer diagnosis rate increased from 16.5 per 100,000 children between 2000–2004 to 18.2 per 100,000 between 2012–2016.
Treatment Options
Treatment Options
In California, 500 of the 1,700 children annually diagnosed with cancer either do not respond to standard treatments or have no standard therapies available to treat their condition.
Racial Disparities
Racial Disparities
Racial/ethnic disparities persist in childhood cancer survival rates, with white children having higher probabilities of surviving for at least five years after diagnosis compared with children in other groups.
What We Do
What We Do
Serve families, build awareness and raise funds for research
to help cure childhood cancer
Proclamation
Proclamation
Reach out to local and state officials to have San Diego city, county and State of California proclaim September as Childhood Cancer Month.
Cancer Plan Subcommittee
Cancer Plan Subcommittee
We serve on the subcommittee of California Cancer Plan to develop content for the 2025-2036 cancer plan.
Strings For Wings
Strings For Wings
We're the youth string quartet group from Mainly Mozart Youth Orchaestra playing music to inspire a change for children with cancer.
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