There are around 1,900 new cancer cases in children in the UK every year, that's more than 5 every day (2017-2019).
Cancer in children accounts for less than 1% of all new cancer cases in the UK (2017-2019).
In girls in the UK, there are around 850 new cancer cases every year (2017-2019).
In boys in the UK, there are around 1,000 new cancer cases every year (2017-2019
Among children in the UK, cancer incidence rates are highest in under-fives (2017-2019).
Since the early 2000s, children's cancers incidence rates have increased by almost a tenth (8%) in the UK. For girls, rates have remained stable, and for boys, rates have increased by almost a tenth (8%) (2017-2019).
Reference
Cancer Research UK 2025. Children's cancer statistics.
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