Therefore, any cancer occurring in this age group would be considered as a paediatric cancer. Has there been a surge in childhood cancer in recent years in Sri Lanka compared to the rest of the world? A. Sri Lanka has a robust cancer data collection system lead by the National Cancer Control Program. It is mainly a hospital based cancer registry and they collect data annually and cover all cancer treatment centres in the island. Similar to the rest of the world, the most common childhood cancer in Sri Lanka is Acute Lymphocytic Leukaemia.

Source: Sunday Observer January 12, 2019 22:30 UTC