Pediatric cancer patients are living longer than ever before, according to the AACR Inaugural Pediatric Cancer Progress Report, published on Dec. 4. The five-year survival rate for all pediatric cancers has increased from 63% in the mid-1970s to 87% in 2015-2021.
The U.S. Senate didn’t take up the Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act after two Senate members—Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-OK)— voted “Nay,” blocking it.
