 From 1995 to 2000, however, the 5-year survival rate for children diagnosed with cancer was 80%.Significant progress has been built in the last 25 years as there are now approximately 270,000 survivors of pediatric cancer in the U.S., which translates to approximately 1 in every 640 young adults being a survivor of childhood cancer.However, as studies have shown, as patient needs increase, the likelihood of having an unmet need also increases.