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Hundreds of children diagnosed with cancer in SA each year

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Cancer can be a devastating diagnosis and can have a huge effect not only on the child but on the entire family.

Although cancer in children and teenagers is rare, between 800 and 1 000 children under the age of 15 in South Africa are diagnosed with cancer each year. 

Most childhood cancers can be treated successfully if they are detected early and the chances of survival are as high as 77%. 

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