Global platform on childhood cancer survival highlights striking disparities

To mark International Childhood Cancer Day, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) today launches the new SURVCAN subsite, a visualization platform on survival, dedicated to childhood cancer. Drawing on data from 47 cancer registries in 23 countries, SURVCAN provides the most comprehensive high-quality population-based data from Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean. The project assessed cancer survival of almost 17 000 children at 1, 3, and 5 years after diagnosis, and the results reveal stark inequalities across regions, countries, cancer types, and levels of development.

IARC Press Release 376

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