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Diagnosis means finding out if a child has cancer, and what type of cancer they have. Doctors will do this by looking at your child and the symptoms they have and by doing tests.
When a child has symptoms that could be caused by cancer, they will be referred by their GP or their local hospital to:
Most children with cancer will be treated in a Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG) unit| within a hospital. Various tests| will be done to diagnose the cancer.
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