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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Harriette Boucher

Why childhood cancer survival rates could be lower in the UK

Research may have discovered why children’s cancer survival rates vary across Europe - (Getty)

The difference in tumour stage at diagnosis might explain why childhood cancer survival rates differ across Europe, and in some instances, are lower in the UK, according to new research.

A new study from University College London (UCL) found that survival at three years for some cancers is strongly linked to the stage of tumour at diagnosis.

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