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Mira's Movement is a pediatric cancer advocacy organization dedicated to making people aware of the devastating impact that cancer has upon children and their families. Through various awareness-raising activities, we hope to create broader support for funding pediatric cancer research and assisting families caring for a child with cancer.

Do you know that pediatric cancer is the leading disease killer of children in the United States? That 36 children are diagnosed with cancer in the US every day? Do you know that, according to the National Cancer Institute, pediatric cancer as a whole received only $171 million for research in 2007?

Pediatric cancer encompasses 200 different diagnoses, 120 of which are brain tumors. The average age of a child who dies from cancer is 6. That's an average of 66 years of life lost.*

Not enough is being done to better understand childhood cancer—what causes it and how to better treat it. It's not because there aren't enough researchers ready to do this work. It's because there isn't enough public and private funding to move it ahead. If kids could vote, this would change! And if most parents of children with cancer weren't busy taking care of them, hoping to save their lives, or grieving, they'd be more vocal advocates. For these reasons, many voices are not being heard, and we intend to do something about it. We're Speaking Up for Kids with Cancer!

*Source: US Mortality Files, National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and 2004 Life Tables.

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Join us for the 3rd Annual Ithaca St. Baldrick's Day! Sunday, March 28--join us as we shave our heads for kids with cancer. Last year, in solidarity with children who lose their hair to chemotherapy and radiation, 66 people shaved their heads to raise $53,869 to fund pediatric cancer research. Click here to join us or sponsor us!

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