India, April 8 -- A major global study in The Lancet finds childhood cancer survival has risen steadily over three decades.

It has surpassed 80% in many high‑income countries and put several nations on track to exceed the WHO's 60% survival target by 2030.

Yet children in low‑ and lower‑middle‑income countries still face far lower survival.

This underlines deep gaps in diagnosis, treatment access and health‑system capacity.

Survival rates for children with cancer have improved worldwide over the past 30 years, but significant inequalities persist, according to a study published in The Lancet. Survival now exceeds 80 per cent in many high-income countries, but remains around 50-60 per cent in lower-middle-...