Pediatric cancer is rare, but if your child or someone you know gets sick, having the right kind of treatment is critical.

Philadelphia is a hub for medical research, with Penn and CHOP creating a number of revolutionary treatments and even cancer cures.

But those breakthroughs depend on money, and for families with sick kids, it can be the difference between life and death. A sweeping report on pediatric cancer released Thursday focuses on the importance of research funding.

Eight-year-old Lianna Munir has a special relationship with her doctors at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the place that saved her life.

"I'm all better, and I'm not sick anymore," she said.

Two years ago, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive form of leukemia.

"You just feel like your whole world

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