Peter Kaatsch

TL;DR: The third edition of the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD‐O‐3), which was published in 2000, introduced major changes in coding and classification of neoplasms, notably for leukemias and lymphomas, which are important groups of cancer types that occur in childhood.

TL;DR: This unique global source of childhood cancer incidence will be used for aetiological research and to inform public health policy, potentially contributing towards attaining several targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.

TL;DR: The present contribution reports childhood cancer incidence and survival rates as well as time trends and geographical variation based on the databases of population-based cancer registries which joined forces in cooperative projects such as Automated Childhood Cancer Information System (ACCIS) and EUROCARE.

TL;DR: The EUROCARE-5 survival study estimates survival of children diagnosed with cancer between 2000 and 2007, assesses whether survival differences among European countries have changed, and investigates changes from 1999 to 2007.

TL;DR: There is clear evidence of an increase of cancer incidence in childhood and adolescence during the past decades, and of an acceleration of this trend, as well as providing an indicator of progress of public-health policy in Europe.