Unusual/Rare Cancers of Childhood

Childhood cancer on its own is rare. It is estimated that 9,550 children under the age of 15 and 5,140 adolescents between the ages of 15 and 19 would be diagnosed with cancer in 2025. But certain cancers in children and adolescents are so rare that only a handful of cancer types will be diagnosed in some years.  

Childhood cancers this rare can lack information about the best treatment options. In the PDQ linked below, the available information about these rare cancers is grouped by where they are found in the body.  

Unusual Cancers of Childhood (PDQ®)

Source: National Cancer Institute