Progress towards the WHO Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer target of 60% 5-year survival for all childhood cancers combined, 1990-2019 (CONCORD-4): a Cancer Survival Index derived for 68 countrie
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- CONCORD-4 study assessed progress towards WHO's Global Initiative for Childhood Cancer target of 60% 5-year survival for all childhood cancers by 2030.
- Analysis included 613,021 children from 68 countries (1990-2019), using a Cancer Survival Index (CSI) weighted by age, sex, and cancer subtype.
- For 2015-2019, CSI exceeded 80% in most high-income countries, 60-80% in upper-middle-income countries, and 50-60% in lower-middle-income countries.
- Findings suggest the WHO target may already be met or exceeded in many countries, indicating it might not be ambitious enough.