Graph showing increase in childhood cancer survival rates over time

Childhood cancer survival rate nears 90% but disparities persist

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By 2017, nearly 90% of children diagnosed with cancer in the U.S. survived at least five years, a significant increase from 60% in 1975. This update, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, is the first comprehensive report on childhood cancer survival in over a decade. Despite overall progress, disparities in survival rates remain.

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