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Childhood cancer types by
incidence for ages 0 to 14
Leukaemia 30%
Brain and CNS tumours 27%
Neuroblastoma 5%
Bone tumours 4%
Others 4%
Renal tumours 5%
Germ cell tumours 4%
Retinoblastoma 3%
Hepatic tumours 1%
Soft tissue sarcomas 6%
Lymphoma 11%
Based on data from the National Registry of Childhood Tumours 2006 - 2008
For oncological classification, a child is defined as between 0 to 14 years and a young person is defined as between 15 and 24 years.
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49% of cases occur in the under-fives making this the age group in which child cancer is most likely to occur.
Leukaemia is the most common childhood cancer in the UK forming 30% of cases. It is also the cancer type that general clinicians are most likely to be aware of the warning signs.
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Brain and spinal tumours are the second most common diagnosis forming 27% of cases.
Solid tumours form 60% of cases of childhood cancers, therefore a GP is statistically more likely to see a solid tumour than a child with leukaemia. this is why it is so important for clinicians and parents to be aware of the symptoms and signs.
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