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Brain Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Kids
Brain Cancer Is Now the Leading Cancer Killer of Kids
Brain cancer now kills more children than any other type of cancer, according to new federal data.But this new stat comes with at least one potential silver lining: Brain tumors are not becoming more common in kids.And leukemia, the previous No.1 pediatric cancer killer, is now much less deadly than before, the National Center for Health Statistics found.
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Brain Cancer Now the Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths in Children
Brain Cancer Now the Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths in Children
Brain cancer is now in the leading cause of cancer deaths in children aged 1 to 19 years, overtaking leukemia.(Photo : Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)A new report from the National Center for Health Statistics, a part of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), revealed that brain cancer is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in children.AdvertisementAccording to the CDC report, about 29.9 percent of cancer deaths among children aged one to 19 years in 2014 were caused by brain cancer, which is higher than the 23.7 percent in 1999.In 1999, leukemia is considered to be the leading cause of cancer deaths in children at 29.7 percent.
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