Children’s cancers

A photo of Jasper on his bike

Jasper was diagnosed with a brain tumour aged 5.

Children's cancers are much less common than adult cancers. Children develop different types of cancer than adults but they often have the same types of treatments. There is information here about several types of children's cancer. There is also information about some children's cancers in the adult cancer sections.

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