In 2012 the National Cancer Institute spent 4.16 percent, or $208.1 million, of its $5.07 billion budget on pediatric cancer research.

NCI funds research for 23 different types of cancer, with the greatest amount going to breast cancer.Here is a list of the top 10 disciplines that are funded.Breast cancer: $602.7 millionLung cancer: $314.6 millionProstate cancer: $265.1 millionColorectal cancer: $256.3 millionLeukemia: $234.7 millionPediatric cancer: $208.1 millionBrain and central nervous system cancer: $177.5 millionLymphoma: $135.1 millionMelanoma: $121.2 millionOvarian cancer: $111.7 millionInformation courtesy of the National Cancer Institute.