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Kristiyana Kaneva

Mar 10, 2025, 13:13

Kristiyana Kaneva: Key facts around childhood cancer

Kristiyana Kaneva, Medical Director and Oncology Early Development at AbbVie, shared a post on LinkedIn:

“Key facts around childhood cancer:

Each year, an estimated 400,000 children and adolescents of 0-19 years old develop cancer.

The most common types of childhood cancer include leukemias, brain tumors, lymphomas, and solid tumors such as neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor.
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.

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.
Only 29% of low-income countries report that cancer medicines are generally available to their populations compared to 96% of high-income countries.”

The global disparity in childhood cancer access to treatment and associated outcomes is heartbreaking.”

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