• Childhood cancer is rare with less than one percent of all cancers occurring in individuals ages 19 years and under .
• Approximately 59 children ( ages 19 and under ) are diagnosed with cancer each year in Hawai ‘ i .
• Cancer is the third leading cause of death in Hawai ‘ i among children ages 1 to 14 years old .
Number of Cases
Figure 12 . Age Distribution of Childhood Cancers , Hawai ‘ i , 2014-2018 ( 5-year total )
100
80
60
40
20
97
47
71
80
• Leukemias were the most common cancers in children comprising 26 % of all cases diagnosed in 2014-2018 .
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0-4 years 05-09 years 10-14 years 15-19 years Age
Figure 13 . Cancers in Individuals Ages 19 & Under , Hawai ‘ i , 2014-2018 ( 5-year total )
Lymphoma 19 %
Leukemia 26 %
Central Nervous System 11 %
Neuroblastoma and other peripheral nervous cell tumors 4 % |
Soft tissue
10 %
|
Bone 6 %
Germ cell 7 %
|
Other 17 % |
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Rounded to a whole number and they may not add up to 100 %
HAWAI ‘ I CANCER AT A GLANCE 2014-2018