Medical Xpress December 30, 2024
Cancer in children and adolescents is rare. Nevertheless, malignant diseases are still one of the most common causes of death in this age group. Survivors of childhood or adolescent cancer often suffer chronic health problems with increased morbidity and mortality rates.
The most important known risk factor for childhood cancer is genetic predisposition to cancer. Certain disease-associated variants in a person’s genes increase the risk of developing cancer.
“Understanding the causes of cancer in children and adolescents is essential in order to be able to treat cancer in this age group even better, detect it even earlier or even prevent it in future,” explains Prof. Dr. Christian Kratz, Director of the Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology at MHH.
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