Childhood Cancer and Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month

September marks both Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and Leukemia & Lymphoma Awareness Month. Below are some key data points worth noting in recognition of these health observances.

From 2005 to 2009, more than 9,000 California children ages 0-19 were diagnosed with cancer, according to data from kidsdata.org. The state’s rate of childhood cancer diagnoses increased from 16.4 per 100,000 ages 0-19 in 2001-2004 to 17.4 in 2005-2009.

Data over the last decade show that Caucasian youth ages 0-19 have had the highest rate of cancer diagnoses: 18.6 per 100,000 in 2005-2009. Caucasian youth also have had the highest five-year survival rate, at 83% during 1999-2009 (see survival rate definition).

Leukemia remains the most common type of cancer among California children.

See updated data for Childhood Cancer Awareness Month in our recent advisory.

See more data on childhood cancer and related topics.

Also See: Printable one-page overview on childhood cancer in California.

Posted by Lindsey Nguyen

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