Here you'll find information for children and young people affected by cancer.

Find out about the different types of childhood cancers, general information about the treatments, facts and figures about children and young people.

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Types of cancer in children

 

The types of cancer affecting children are quite different from the cancers that affect teenagers and young adults. Thanks to investment in research and treatment, survival has increased dramatically over the past 50 years and four out of five young cancer patients can be successfully treated.

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Childhood cancer treatments

 

The treatments used for childhood cancer are toxic, unpleasant and uncertain. As well as finding new ways to treat those forms of cancer which still have a poor outlook, a major challenge facing doctors today is how to make treatments safer and minimise the risk of treatment-related harm in young patients.

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Causes of childhood cancer

 

The types of cancer affecting children, as well as what causes cancer in children, are quite different to those affecting adults. Despite a wealth of research, much uncertainty remains over what causes cancer in children.

Teenage and Young Adult (TYA) cancers

Around 2,378 young people are diagnosed with cancer each year in the UK.  Although relatively rare, compared with cancer in adults, cancer is more common in Teenage and Young Adults than in children.

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Childhood cancer facts and figures

The past few decades have seen dramatic improvements in the outlook for children diagnosed with cancer. Fifty years ago, three-quarters of children diagnosed with cancer died; today more than three-quarters survive.

Find out all the childhood cancer facts and figures for those aged 0-14 years in the UK.

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