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Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable - Our World in Data

Last Updated: 17.06.2025 00:01

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable - Our World in Data

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Before the 1970s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.

Childhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatable

I found out I have cancer—I have not told my family. We can’t afford the treatment anyway. Should I just say nothing and let nature take its course?