Incidence of childhood cancer rises

The overall incidence of childhood cancer in Europe has been rising at a rate of 1.1% a year on average, a new study shows.

The researchers found that from 1978 to 1997 the age standardised incidence increased from 120 cases per million children to 141 (European Journal of Cancer 2006:42; 1961-1).

Although the rise may be partly the result of changes in diagnosis and registration of cases, the authors say that …