1975–1979(%) 2006–2012*(%) 0 20 40 60 80 100
COMPARISON OF RELATIVE 5-YEAR SURVIVAL RATES
FOR CHILDHOOD CANCERS (0-19 YRS) BETWEEN
1975-79 AND 2006-2012
All ICCC sites^
Leukemia
Lymphoid leukemia
Acute myeloid leukemia
Lymphomas and reticuloendothelial neoplasms
Hodgkin lymphoma
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Brain and central nervous system
Ependymoma and choroid plexus tumors
Astrocytoma
Neuroblastoma and ganglioneuroblastoma
Retinoblastoma
Hepatic tumors
Bone tumors
Osteosarcoma
Ewing sarcoma
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Thyroid carcinoma
Melanoma
TABLE 2
*Followed into 2012
^Cancers in children and younger adolescents are classified by histology (tissue type)
using the International Classification of Childhood Cancers (ICCC)
Data from Ref. ( 5) and Ref. ( 10)
0 20 40 60 80 100
