February 15 - Day of children with cancer or the International Day of fight against cancer in children. It is a sad but important date. What you need to know about pediatric oncology and what the causes of cancer in children?
Cancer - one of the main causes of mortality among children and adolescents around the world. What you need to know about the disease, to prevent its occurrence in the child?
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Fact 1. According to statistics from the World Health Organization every year 300,000 children from around the world are diagnosed oncology.
Fact 2. Most commonly diagnosed blood cancer in children, the second place is occupied by a brain tumor. In third place all other types of cancer.
Fact 4. Increases the risk of cancer in a child some infections. These infections include HIV, Epstein-Barr virus and malaria. Other infections, which the child can become infected, can cause cancer in adulthood. For example, chronic Hepatitis BIt increases the risk of liver cancer and human papillomavirus - cervical cancer.
Fact 5. Pediatric oncology is almost impossible to prevent. But the cancer can be cured with early diagnosis of the disease. Therefore, if a child complains of pain in a certain body, dizziness, you see strange manifestations in the skin, such as bruises or cones, drastic weight loss, strabismus, gait disturbance, speech, and other alarming symptoms you - do not pull the visit to doctor.
Fact 6. Almost 70% of children with cancer is detected at early stages, are cured. The main thing is not optimistic that the issue will take place by itself, and seek medical help.
