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Organization	GRAACC - Support Group for Adolescents and Children with Cancer
Region	Brazil
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ProjectLeader	Mariane Rodrigues

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Worldwide, every 3 minutes a child is diagnosed with cancer. In Brazil, there were an estimated 16.000 new cases of cancer in every 100.000 children and adolescents. Cancer is the first leading cause of death by disease in the population up to19 years. The GRAACC manages and maintains a hospital that offers diagnostic, treatment and after treatment for children and adolescents with cancer in Brazil, especially high complexity tumors, with an average family income less than $ 20 per day.

Challenge

In Brazil, there were an estimated 16,000 new cases of cancer in every 100,000 children. Cancer is the first leading cause of death by disease in the population up to19 years. Fortunately, children and adolescents is most susceptible to the effects of chemotherapy and has high potential to cure if diagnosed and treated promptly. With a land area of 8 million km2, most of the available resources in Brazil for the treatment of childhood cancer are very limited.

Long-Term Impact

Our hospital attends more than 3.000 children and adolescents each year, from all over Brazil. With the funds raised we can continue the high-level treatment, quality of life, offered to the patient, significantly impacting the cure rates in the country.