General Information

  • Each year, an estimated 4,00,000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer.
  • The most common types of childhood cancers include leukemias, brain cancers, lymphomas and solid tumours, such as neuroblastoma and Wilms tumours.
  • In high-income countries, where comprehensive services are generally accessible, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured. In low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), less than 30% are cured.
  • Outcomes of children with cancer in India have improved over last decade.
  • Childhood cancer cannot generally be prevented or identified through screening.
  • Most childhood cancers can be cured with generic medicines and other forms of treatment, including surgery and radiotherapy. Treatment of childhood cancer can be cost-effective in all income settings.
  • Avoidable deaths from childhood cancers in LMICs result from lack of diagnosis, misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis, obstacles to accessing care, abandonment of treatment, death from toxicity, and relapse.
  • Childhood cancer data systems are needed to drive continuous improvements in the quality of care, and to inform policy decisions.
To get more information on childhood cancer, please have a look at the links mentioned below:

PDFs

Topic : Family Handbook for Children with Cancer

Source : Children Oncology Group

Language : English

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Topic : Children and Young People with Cancer - A Parent’s Guide

Source : Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group

Language : English

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Topic : Children with Cancer a Guide for Parents

Source : National Cancer Institute

Language : English

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Topic : A Parent’s Guide to Childhood Cancer

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : English

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Topic : बचपन में होने वाले कैंसर के बारे में माता-पिता के लिए एक गाइड (सूचना-पुस्तक)

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : हिन्दी

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Topic : बालपणातील कॅन्सरबाबत पालक मार्गदर्शिका

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : मराठी

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Topic : ক্যানসার আক্রান্ত শিশুর অভিভাবকদের প্রতি কিছু নির্দেশাবলী ও কর্তব্য

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : Bengali

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Topic : ପିଲାଦିନର କର୍କଟ ରୋଗ ପାଇଁ ଅଭିଭାବକଙ୍କ ମାର୍ଗଦର୍ଶିକା

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : Odia

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Topic : குழந்தை பருவ புற்றுநோய்க்கான பெற்றோரின் வழிகாட்டி

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : Tamil

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Topic : బాల్య క్యాన్సర్‌కు తల్లిదండ్రుల మార్గదర్శి

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : Telugu

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Topic : শৈশৱৰ কৰ্কট ৰোগৰ বাবে অভিভাৱকৰ গাইড

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : Assamese

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Videos

Topic: What is cancer?

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : English

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Topic: ক্যান্সার কী?

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : বাংলা

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Topic: कैंसर क्या है?

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : हिन्दी

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Topic: कॅन्सर म्हणजे काय?

Source : St. Jude India ChildCare Centres

Language : मराठी

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