Watson Coleman: “over 12,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year and sadly, cancer will claim the lives of over 2,000 of these…”

“over 12,000 children are diagnosed with cancer each year and sadly, cancer will claim the lives of over 2,000 of these children each year. Today, I am proud to be submitting the Childhood Cancer Awareness Resolution with my friends Senators Lieberman, Brownback, Allen, Lincoln, Landrieu, Salazar, Reed, and Mikulski to help raise awareness about childhood cancer and support children and their families who are suffering from this terrible disease. Cancer is the number one disease killer of children. Every day 43 children will be diagnosed and approximately 10 of those children will not survive. Until we meet the day when every child can live a life free of cancer, we must continue to promote awareness and strengthen our investment in childhood cancer research, diagnosis and treatment. I urge my fellow colleagues to join me in raisipg awareness of childhood cancer by supporting The Childhood Cancer Awareness Resolution. ____________________”