Children cancer

Useful addresses

Useful addresses

Useful addresses

– Le réseau d’ile de France d’hématologie oncologie pédiatrique (soins à domicile) (Paris and environs network of pediatric hematology and oncology (home care))   – La société française des cancers et leucémies des enfants et adolescents (The French Society of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers and Leukemia)

The various types of Cancer

The various types of Cancer

The various types of Cancer

There are more than 60 types of childhood cancer and the frequency varies depending on age (early childhood for nephroblastomas, neuroblastomas and rhabdomyosarcomas, later on for bone tumors and lymphomas). The most frequently observed tumors are leukemias which represent 30 % of all malignancies, followed by central nervous system tumors (20 %). Different types of […]

What is cancer?

What is cancer?

What is cancer?

The guide « My Child Has Cancer: Understand and Get Help » was published in May, 2014 This guide is co-published by the National Institute of Cancer (INCa) and the French Society of Childhood and Adolescent Cancers and Leukemia (SFCE), with the financial backing of the National Cancer League. Several parent’s associations, pediatricians, teachers and psychologists also […]

Did you know?

Did you know?

Did you know?

CHILDHOOD AND ADOLESCENT CANCER   A little known fact: cancer is a leading cause of death in children; it is the number 1 cause of death by disease and the second cause of death after accidents. A few figures… – Every year in France, 2 500 children are diagnosed with cancer and 500 die. – […]