Cancer is rare in children. Around 190 children and teenagers under the age of 16 are diagnosed each year in Ireland. Children’s cancers are different to adult cancers. They often affect different parts of the body and behave differently. About 1 in every 3 cancers that affects children is leukaemia, which is a blood cancer. The most common tumours in children are brain and central nervous system tumours.
After a diagnosis of children’s cancer
Publications about children’s cancer
https://www.cancer.ie/cancer-information-and-support/childrens-cancer#classroom
