Public and governmental concern regarding increasing cancer mortality trends in children in Mexico led us to investigate the current situation of childhood cancer in this country, as well as to discuss the reasons for which no decline in total and childhood cancer mortality has been documented during the past decades. The data used for analysis of total cancer mortality and study of the trends ...

(Abstracted from BMJ 2020;371:m4060) Birth defects are strong risk factors for childhood cancers. While past studies have identified associations between birth and cancer in children, few looked at these into adulthood.

Abstract Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) represents the most common pediatric cancer. Significant improvements in chemotherapy regimens caused a leap 5-year survival rates to surpass 90%. However, relapse significantly lowers chances of less than 50% some cases due resistance developed by malignant cells chemotherapy. Natural Killer (NK) are promising immunotherapy alternative for their abil...