Every year, an estimated 400,000 children (0-14 years) suffer cance
Every year, an estimated 400,000 children (0-14 years) suffer cancer, according to the World Health Organisation.
Ankush Pandey
Every year, an estimated 400,000 children (0-14 years) suffer cancer, according to the World Health Organisation. Leukaemia, brain cancer, lymphomas, and solid tumours such as neuroblastoma and Wilms tumours are all examples of leukaemia. Sarcomas are the most prevalent kind of cancer in youngsters. The vast majority of children malignancies are treatable and cured. Childhood cancer deaths are typically caused by a lack of diagnosis, a delay in diagnosis, difficulty to receive competent care, and treatment discontinuation. As a result, it is critical to detect cancer in its early stages, as with proper care, more than 80% of children can be cured. It is critical that these children are detected early and directed to proper treatment facilities. Childhood cancer cannot usually be avoided or detected by screening.
Parents and carers should be aware of a variety of early detection indications of children cancer. These symptoms may be vague or non-specific, and they may be caused by other problems, but it is critical that your kid visit a doctor if any of them appear:
- Fever lasting longer than 7 days and accompanied by nocturnal sweats
- Unexplained bruising or bleeding, pallor
- Appetite loss, weight loss, and lethargy that lasts for months
- Headache that has been becoming worse, especially in the mornings, and is accompanied by vomiting
- Stumbling, clumsiness, or trouble walking due to a change in balance and coordination.
- Bone aches that interfere with a child's activities, disturb him up at night, and have been getting worse
- Eye abnormalities include double vision, squinting, and the white eye reflex, which causes pupils to appear white.
- Swellings or lumps that do not go away. This can occur anywhere on the body, although it is most commonly found in the belly, neck, chest, or armpits.
