Childhood cancer incidence
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400,000
Global · 2026
Childhood cancer incidence worldwide stood at 400,000 in 2026 (WHO).
- Publisher
- WHO
- Authority tier
- T1 Official
- Locator
- New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines
- Retrieved
- 16 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
Each year, an estimated 400 000 children develop cancer.
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- APA
- World Health Organization. (2026). New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines. Retrieved September 16, 2026, from https://www.who.int/news/item/15-09-2026-new-strategy-to-build-a-healthier-market-for-childhood-cancer-medicines. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K9M5MYSB5X6DW145DPM1A10NZS
- MLA
- World Health Organization. "New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines." 2026, https://www.who.int/news/item/15-09-2026-new-strategy-to-build-a-healthier-market-for-childhood-cancer-medicines. Accessed 16 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K9M5MYSB5X6DW145DPM1A10NZS.
- Chicago
- World Health Organization. "New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines." 2026. https://www.who.int/news/item/15-09-2026-new-strategy-to-build-a-healthier-market-for-childhood-cancer-medicines. Accessed September 16, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K9M5MYSB5X6DW145DPM1A10NZS.
- BibTeX
- @misc{who2026childhooda10nzs, author = {{World Health Organization}}, title = {New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_K9M5MYSB5X6DW145DPM1A10NZS}, note = {Original source: https://www.who.int/news/item/15-09-2026-new-strategy-to-build-a-healthier-market-for-childhood-cancer-medicines. Accessed September 16, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- World Health Organization · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 1 · Multilateral Official
- Report
- New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- New strategy to build a healthier market for childhood cancer medicines
- Retrieved
- 16 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 17 September 2026
- Last revision
- 17 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_K9M5MYSB5X6DW145DPM1A10NZS