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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Launches Program, Eases the Return to School for Children With Cancer.

Publication: PR Newswire
Publication Date: 14-SEP-06 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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Program Made Possible Through a Partnership With the Lance Armstrong Foundation Expanded to Communities in Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah, Thanks to Generous Funding From Regence

SEATTLE, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Each year approximately 9,000 children and teenagers are diagnosed with cancer in the United States, with leukemia representing more than 30 percent of these cases. Thanks to research advances, the survival rate for the most common pediatric cancer, acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL), has improved from a dismal four percent in the 1960s to more than 85 percent today. However, for children who survive cancer, the challenges continue long after the treatments are over.

Recognizing the need to help children return to school after treatment, The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society has introduced a new program, Welcome Back: Facilitating the Return to School...

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