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13 gru 2021 · Each year, an estimated 400 000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer. [1, 2] The most common types of childhood cancers include leukemias, brain cancers, lymphomas and solid tumours, such as neuroblastoma and Wilms tumours. [1,2]
What are the possible causes of cancer in children and adolescents? What does a child’s cancer diagnosis mean for cancer risk in the rest of the family? How do cancers in adolescents and young adults differ from those in younger children? Where do children and adolescents with cancer get treated?
Childhood cancers are rare and have high overall survival, but remain the first cause of death from disease in children and adolescents. In 2022 in Europe, a total of 14 thousand new cancer cases were estimated in children and adolescents (aged 0-19 years) and over 2 thousand were estimated to die from this disease.
15 lut 2022 · In 2022, more than 275 000 children and adolescents (aged 0–19 years) were diagnosed with cancer worldwide and more than 105 000 children died from cancer. However, the actual numbers may be much higher, because in many countries childhood cancer is difficult to diagnose.
The most common cancers in children are leukemia and lymphoma, while the major cancers among adults, such as carcinoma of the lung, breast or colon, are rare in children.
It is estimated that 14 thousand children and adolescents (0-14 years old) were diagnosed with cancer in Europe in 2022, and 2 thousand a year die from cancer. Over 81% of those affected survive the disease, but are left to deal with its physical and psychosocial consequences throughout their lives.
To improve outcomes for children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer worldwide, an accurate appraisal of the global burden of childhood cancer is a necessary first step. In this Review, we analyse four studies of the global cancer burden that included data for children and adolescents.
