Paediatrics

Childhood cancer differs from adult cancer in terms of type, development, and response to treatment. In children, cancer is considered to be a rare disease. In fact, pediatric cancers correspond to 1% of cancers detected each year.

Information on these types of cancers can be found in the answers to the questions below. For more details, you can consult the following sites:

• French Society for the Fight against Cancers and Leukemia in Children and Adolescents (SFCE) https://sf-cancers-enfant.com/
• Arcagy - InfoCancer (https://www.arcagy.org/infocancer/localisations/cancers-de-l-enfant/oncopediatrie.html/)
• U-Link: https://u-link.eu/

The most common types of cancer in children are:

• Leukemias (lymphoblastic and myeloblastic)
• Lymphomas (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)
• Neuroblastoma (sympathetic nervous system)
• Retinoblastoma (retina of the eye)
• Nephroblastoma or Wilms tumor (kidney)
• Hepatoblastomas (liver)

Tumors in children tend to grow more quickly than in adults due to rapid cell division. However, they often respond well to treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation.