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Founded in 1992, the Children's Leukemia Foundation educates and gives power to children under the age of 21 diagnosed with various cancers. The program of the Child Leukemia Foundation enhances self-esteem, gives children the opportunity to enjoy interesting experiences and deal with better cancer.

Childhood leukemia is a type of leukemia that occurs in children and is a childhood cancer. Childhood leukemia is the most common pediatric cancer, accounting for 29% of cancer in children aged 0-14 years in 2018. There are many forms of leukemia in children, the most common being acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), followed by acute myelogenous leukemia. (AML) (For further discussion, see the leukemia type section below). The survival rate varies depending on the type of leukemia, but it can reach 90% with ALL

About one-third of children with certain types of cancer are leukemia. The most common is acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Leukemia is the second most common form of cancer in infants (less than 12 months), the most common form of cancer in older children. Boys are more likely to develop leukemia than girls, and white American children have leukemia nearly twice that of black Americans. About 3% of adults' cancer is diagnosed as leukemia, but cancer is common in adults, so more than 90% of leukemia is diagnosed in adults.