How many childhood cancer survivors are there in Europe, and why does it matter? Video with Dr Neimar De Paula Silva

In a new video, Dr Neimar De Paula Silva of the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) presents a review of published estimates of the number of people in Europe who have survived childhood cancer and outlines the work that IARC is leading to get a more accurate picture of this population.

As diagnosis and treatment improve, more and more children who develop cancer are cured of the disease. The growing population of childhood cancer survivors requires increased monitoring of their health, because of their increased risk of developing another cancer or another serious health condition. These late effects arise either from a genetic condition that caused the first cancer or as a result of the effects of treatment received for the initial cancer.

Childhood cancer survivors have an increased need for medical services for many years after the treatment they received at a young age. To ensure care for all survivors, it is important to know how many survivors there are in the population. A systematic assessment of the number of childhood cancer survivors in Europe is under way as part of the Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors (CRICCS) study.

Watch the video 

Visit the website of the Cancer Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors (CRICCS) study 

Read the article “Prevalence of childhood cancer survivors in Europe: a scoping review” 

Visit the IARC Childhood Cancer Awareness Month 2024 webpage