Research
Five-year survival from pediatric cancer rises to nearly 90% overall, but disparities by race and cancer type remain
The Brief
- Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017, up from six in 10 in 1975.
- The analysis is the first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
- Survival disparities by race and by cancer type remain.
Why it matters
The update gives current U.S. benchmarks for childhood cancer survival and shows that gaps between groups persist, which matters for how researchers and clinicians target care.
Who’s affected
- researchers and clinicians in pediatric oncology
- public health analysts tracking cancer disparities
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- #cancer survival
- #health disparities
- #epidemiology
- #childhood cancer
Nearly nine in 10 young people with cancer were alive five years after diagnosis by 2017—up from six in 10 in 1975, according to the first comprehensive update of U.S. childhood cancer survival statistics in over a decade published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.