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Home > About us > Media centre >Below is a list of facts about childhood cancer and CLIC Sargent.
- Cancer is the biggest killer disease of children and young people in the UK
- Every day 10 children and young people will be diagnosed with cancer in the UK
- That is approximately 4000 children and young people diagnosed each year
- 50% of children aged 0-15 diagnosed with cancer are under 5 years old
- CLIC Sargent offers support to all children and young people and their families
- 2 years is the average treatment time for childhood cancer
- Over 70% of children and young people with cancer will survive
- CLIC Sargent supports survivors after remission who face life-long side effects of treatment
- Over 10,000 children and young people are receiving treatment at any one time
- CLIC Sargent estimates that we are helping 112,000 children and young people, family members and friends a year