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Facts About Childhood Cancer

Did you know that every day five young people under 21 are diagnosed with cancer-related illnesses in the UK?

Did you know that every day in the UK 10 children and young people are diagnosed with cancer or leukaemia?

When a child is diagnosed with cancer it can seem like normal life stops and a different journey begins.

It’s a journey that tests families physically, emotionally, socially and financially.

To be told that a child has cancer comes as a terrible shock. Yet to know that seven out of 10 children now survive cancer may offer some kind of comfort and reassurance to families. Thanks to research into treatment and causes, the outlook is now one of hope, forward thinking and positive outcomes.