About leukaemia

Leukaemia is a cancer of the blood and is the most common cancer in children, accounting for one third of cases.

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What is leukaemia?

Learn about the different types of the disease.

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Treatments

Find out how treatments have improved over the past 50 years.

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Incidence in children

Why is the incidence of childhood leukaemia increasing?

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Patient Stories

Liam was diagnosed with ALL when he was 3 and a half years old.

Read Liam's story