Around 550 cases are diagnosed in 15- to 19-year-olds and 900 in those aged 20 to 24. Leukaemia, Hodgkin's and central nervous system tumours are the most common forms of disease among teenagers, said a study by Cancer Research UK.
However, efforts to treat patients are being hampered by a lack of official data on this age group, a shortfall in the number of young people entering clinical trials and a shortage of specialist treatment centres.
The absence of a national register of 15- to 24-year-olds in particular has resulted in many teenagers and young adults falling through the gaps in cancer service provision, the charity argues.
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