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The rate of pediatric cancer deaths in the UK has dropped by 24% in the last decade, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK.
The latest figures suggest the number of children age 14 and younger dying from cancer each year in the UK has dropped from around 330 in the early 2000s (2001-2003) to around 260 in more recent years (2011-2013).
But this still means that about 5 children die from cancer every week in the UK.
The data suggest that around 1500 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. This is the annual average number of new cases for all children’s cancers (ages 0-14), excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, in the UK from 2010 to 2012.
The figures also indicate that overall survival for children’s cancers has tripled since the 1960s, and three quarters of children with cancer are cured.
“Although we’re losing fewer young lives to cancer, a lot more needs to be done,” said Pam Kearns, director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit in Birmingham.
The data on mortality according to cancer type spans the period from 1996 to 2005 and includes children ages 0 to 14 living in Great Britain (not the whole UK).
These data indicate that the average number of annual deaths for pediatric leukemias was 59.7 for males and 45.6 for females during the period analyzed. These deaths made up 30.3% and 29.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
The average number of annual deaths for pediatric lymphomas was 12 for males and 5.5 for females. These deaths made up 6.1% and 3.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
Cancer Research UK compiles UK-wide incidence data produced by the regional cancer registries in England and the 3 national registries in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for the UK statistics.
The organization must wait until all of the data has been published by each country before publishing the figures on the Cancer Research UK website. 
Photo by Bill Branson
The rate of pediatric cancer deaths in the UK has dropped by 24% in the last decade, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK.
The latest figures suggest the number of children age 14 and younger dying from cancer each year in the UK has dropped from around 330 in the early 2000s (2001-2003) to around 260 in more recent years (2011-2013).
But this still means that about 5 children die from cancer every week in the UK.
The data suggest that around 1500 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. This is the annual average number of new cases for all children’s cancers (ages 0-14), excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, in the UK from 2010 to 2012.
The figures also indicate that overall survival for children’s cancers has tripled since the 1960s, and three quarters of children with cancer are cured.
“Although we’re losing fewer young lives to cancer, a lot more needs to be done,” said Pam Kearns, director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit in Birmingham.
The data on mortality according to cancer type spans the period from 1996 to 2005 and includes children ages 0 to 14 living in Great Britain (not the whole UK).
These data indicate that the average number of annual deaths for pediatric leukemias was 59.7 for males and 45.6 for females during the period analyzed. These deaths made up 30.3% and 29.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
The average number of annual deaths for pediatric lymphomas was 12 for males and 5.5 for females. These deaths made up 6.1% and 3.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
Cancer Research UK compiles UK-wide incidence data produced by the regional cancer registries in England and the 3 national registries in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for the UK statistics.
The organization must wait until all of the data has been published by each country before publishing the figures on the Cancer Research UK website.
Photo by Bill Branson
The rate of pediatric cancer deaths in the UK has dropped by 24% in the last decade, according to new figures published by Cancer Research UK.
The latest figures suggest the number of children age 14 and younger dying from cancer each year in the UK has dropped from around 330 in the early 2000s (2001-2003) to around 260 in more recent years (2011-2013).
But this still means that about 5 children die from cancer every week in the UK.
The data suggest that around 1500 children are diagnosed with cancer every year in the UK. This is the annual average number of new cases for all children’s cancers (ages 0-14), excluding non-melanoma skin cancer, in the UK from 2010 to 2012.
The figures also indicate that overall survival for children’s cancers has tripled since the 1960s, and three quarters of children with cancer are cured.
“Although we’re losing fewer young lives to cancer, a lot more needs to be done,” said Pam Kearns, director of the Cancer Research UK Clinical Trials Unit in Birmingham.
The data on mortality according to cancer type spans the period from 1996 to 2005 and includes children ages 0 to 14 living in Great Britain (not the whole UK).
These data indicate that the average number of annual deaths for pediatric leukemias was 59.7 for males and 45.6 for females during the period analyzed. These deaths made up 30.3% and 29.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
The average number of annual deaths for pediatric lymphomas was 12 for males and 5.5 for females. These deaths made up 6.1% and 3.6%, respectively, of all childhood cancer deaths.
Cancer Research UK compiles UK-wide incidence data produced by the regional cancer registries in England and the 3 national registries in Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland for the UK statistics.
The organization must wait until all of the data has been published by each country before publishing the figures on the Cancer Research UK website.