Childhood cancer

•Too many children still die from menace
Every year, an estimated 400,000 children and adolescents aged 0 to 19 develop cancer globally. Yet for many of them, a cancer diagnosis is not necessarily a death sentence.
In countries where comprehensive childhood cancer services are available, more than 80 per cent of affected children can be cured. But in most low- and middle-income countries, fewer than 30 per cent survive.
The wide gap is not simply about the nature of the disease. It is also about whether a child is diagnosed early, receives the correct treatment, has access to essential medicines and can complete treatment without facing financial and other barriers.
For families i...