What's up with Richard? Medikidz explain leukaemia

Leukaemia accounts for 30% of all cancers diagnosed in children under 15 years in industrialised countries. The annual incidence rate of childhood leukaemia varies world-wide between 20 and 60 cases per million. Once diagnosed, most children can often find it daunting and difficult to understand why they require treatment.

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Subject(s)Science
Author(s)Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo
Age5-7, 7-11
Published2010
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Shelf reference612 MED
ISN/ISBN9781906935054
Direct URLhttps://www.stem.org.uk/x8hxe

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