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Review the section on cancer in children and adolescents. What are the most common types of cancer in this age group, and what are their respective survival rates? (0.5 points) New cases and deaths: In 2024, an estimated 9,620 children (ages 0 to 14 years) and 5,290 adolescents (ages 15-19 years) will be diagnosed with cancer, and 1,040 children and 550 adolescents will die from the disease. Cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death among both children and adolescents. The most commonly diagnosed cancers in children and adolescents are leukemia (28% and 13%, respectively); brain, including benign and borderline malignant tumors (25% and 22%); and lymphoma (12% and 19%). Incidence trends: Incidence in children overall has stabilized since 2015 after increasing since at least 1975, whereas rates in adolescents continued to rise by 1% per year, although trends vary by cancer type. Mortality trends: The cancer death rate has declined by more than half from 1970 to 2021 in both children (from 6.3 per 100,000 to 1.9) and adolescents (from 7.2 per 100,000 to 2.7), largely due to improvements in treatment and high participation in clinical trials for the most common cancers (e.g., leukemia), especially among children. However,