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What is childhood cancer?
Cancer is a disease where cells in the body grow in an uncontrolled way. Things that cause adult cancer such as smoking and chemicals aren’t obvious causes of cancer in children. Children’s cancers effect in different parts of the body to adult cancers and occur much less often
- Organisation:
- Paediatric Integrated Cancer Service
- Topic:
- Cancer, Children's health
- Target audience:
- General
- Service area:
- VIC
- Last reviewed:
- February 2024
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What is childhood cancer?
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