Some cancers occur more often in children. The following table shows their type and the percentage of the total cancers in childhood.
Type and percentage of total cancers:
Leukemia: 30%
Nervous system (Retinoblastoma): 12%
Bone sarcoma: 12%
Soft tissue sarcoma: 12%
Neuroblastoma: 10%
Wilms’ (kidney) tumor: 8%
Lymphoma: 8%
Hodgkin’s disease: 6%
Others: 2%