Study shows childhood cancers not on the rise in parts of Australia, but disparity remains for Indigenous children

Despite national and global reports of rising incidences of cancer affecting children and young people, a new analysis has found rates of childhood cancer have remained unchanged over the last 30 years in South Australia and the Northern Territory. “This is a reassuring finding and highlights that childhood and young adult cancers have different underlying causes,” says lead author Dr. Suzanne Mashtoub from Flinders University’s College of Medicine and Public Health and the University of Adelaide’s Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences. “A previous analysis of South Australian Cancer Registry Read More

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