PA SR140

Designates September 2025 as "Childhood Cancer Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania

Approximately 9,550 children under 15 in the U.S. will be diagnosed with cancer in 2025, with an estimated 1,050 deaths expected in that age group

Pennsylvania has seven Children's Oncology Group hospitals treating pediatric cancer patients, including facilities in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Hershey, and other locations

The Pediatric Cancer Research Fund has collected $4,508,463.92 as of July 2025, and approximately $40 million from the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement has been allocated to pediatric cancer research from fiscal year 2021-2022 through 2024-2025

Five-year survival rates for childhood cancer have improved from approximately 58% in the mid-1970s to more than 85% currently due to treatment advances