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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...

Chris Adams

@chrisadamsecon.bsky.social

9 June 2025

Awesome stuff. What do we know about the longevity of survivors?

Saloni

@scientificdiscovery.dev

There's some research on it here, but basically it's also improved, and you can also see that reflected in the 10-year survival rates on the chart above doi.org/10.1001/jama... doi.org/10.1182/bloo...

doi.orgLife Expectancy of Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer Over 3 DecadesThis decision analytical model–based study uses data from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study to project long-term survival and assess whether life expectancy will improve among adult survivors of chi...

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Chris Adams

@chrisadamsecon.bsky.social

9 June 2025

Thanks!