Most childhood cancers are highly treatable, provided prompt and effective treatment is accessible. In resource rich countries, three out of four children now survive. But in developing and emerging economies, children are often not diagnosed, or diagnosed too late, and there is a lack of access to information and life-saving treatment. There is a specialty in medicine that deals exclusively in childhood cancer called pediatric oncology. It is important to know that such a department exists in many hospitals. We have given below a brief idea about the various types of childhood cancers, treatment methods and a list of hospitals in South India that have pediatric oncology departments.