Childhood cancer symptoms can be easily missed – here’s what to look out for

• Childhood cancer remains the leading cause of disease-related death in UK children under 15, making early recognition clinically important despite its rarity
• Delayed diagnosis is common because early cancer symptoms (fatigue, weight loss, fever, pallor) overlap significantly with common childhood illnesses, requiring heightened clinical suspicion
• GPs should maintain awareness of key red flag signs and consider cancer in their differential diagnosis when symptoms persist or don't fit typical acute illness patterns

Although rare, cancer is the leading cause of death from disease among children under 15 in the UK.

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