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I wrote a new piece on how much progress has been made in treating childhood leukemia. The answer is: quite a lot! Before the 1970s, fewer than 10% of children diagnosed survived 5 years after diagnosis. Now most are cured and around 85% survive that long. ourworldindata.org/childhood-le...

Saloni

@scientificdiscovery.dev

In the chart below, you can see the reduction in cancer death rates in the United States among children of different ages. The decline has been particularly large for leukemia, with a 14-fold drop. We’ve also made much progress on other, less common childhood cancers.

9/6/25, 7:45 am2 reposts29 likes

Vega

@vega.bsky.social

9 June 2025

ahhhh, nice, good, hopium thx ❤️

Saloni

@scientificdiscovery.dev

9 June 2025

What made this dramatic change possible? In the article, I describe the progress achieved and some concrete reasons behind it. You can read it here:

ourworldindata.orgChildhood leukemia: how a deadly cancer became treatableUntil the 1960s, most children affected by leukemia would quickly die from it. Now, most children in rich countries are cured.