Approximately 300,000 people younger than 20 years of age are diagnosed with cancer each year globally, a small fraction of the 20 million annual diagnoses reported by the American Cancer Society. Many oncology clinical trials are unable to recruit enough young people to achieve clinically meaningful results (Clin Ther 2023;45[11]:1148-1150), as far more attention has been given to studying adults with cancer.
When treating a child with cancer, healthcare providers face questions about how to