Welcome to the WCCF

Each year, more than 160,000 children die of cancer. Four in five are from low and middle income countries where child cancer is just one of many priorities struggling for resources.

In high income countries, through advances in diagnosis and treatment, some 75% of children afflicted by cancer can expect to survive. In low income countries the picture is reversed and, whilst survival rates vary considerably, typically more than 80% of young cancer victims die.

What’s more, essential palliative care for the sufferers and their families barely exists in these countries. Redressing such inequality is the reason why the World Child Cancer Foundation exists.

Because no child should suffer.

Experts welcome the WCCF
The launch of the World Child Cancer Foundation received overwhelming support at the Annual ICCCPO/SIOP conference more