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Epidemiology

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  • in England and Wales, approximately 1,200 children aged < 15 years are diagnosed with cancer each year; the rate is approxiately 12 per 100,000 in children < 15 years

  • 1 in 550 - 600 children will be affected by a children's cancer by the age of 15 years old - this is a similar rate for meningitis, diabetes and Down's syndrome in childhood

Reference:

  • 1) Referral Guidelines for Suspected Cancer (April 2000). NHS Executive.

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