INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY (ICCD) 2019//Theme:No More Pain and No More Loss
INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2019
THEME : “No More Pain and No More Loss”
DEFINITION:
Childhood cancer means abnormal cell growth
in a child. (0–14 age group involved).
RISK FACTORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER:
v Medical conditions
v Prenatal exposure
v Problems with growth and development
v Toxic environmental agents
v Exposure to infections
v Exposure to radiation
v Change of immature physiological systems
v Previous cancer treatments
v Familial and genetic
factors
TYPES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER:
v Leukemia (30% )
v Brain and spinal cord tumors(26%)
v Neuroblastoma (6%)
v Wilms tumor(5%)
v Germ cell tumors (5%)
v Lymphoma (including both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)( 3% )
v Rhabdomyosarcoma(3% )
v Retinoblastoma(2% )
v Osteosarcoma (3%)
v Lung cancer
v Liver cancer
v Bone cancer (including osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma)( 3% )
COMMON CANCER SYMPTOMS
CHILDREN EXPERIENCE:
According to types of symptoms it vary
but there are common cancer symptoms children experience was
v Bone or joint pain
v Excessive bruising
v Fatigue
v Fever
v Headaches
v Night sweats
v Sudden weight loss
v Swelling or lump in the belly
v Swollen lymph nodes
v Trouble walking
v Vision problems
v Vomiting
CHILDHOOD
CANCER: DIAGNOSIS
v
History collection
v
Physical examination
v
Blood tests
v Biopsy
v Minimal residual disease assay
v Bone marrow aspiration and
biopsy
v Molecular sequencing
v Cerebral spinal fluid test
v X ray
v Ultrasound
v Computed tomography scan
v Magnetic resonance imaging
v Positron emission tomography
CHILDHOOD
CANCER: TREATMENT
v Chemotherapy drugs
v Radiation therapy
v Surgery (for solid tumors)
v Immunotherapy
v Targeted therapy
v Bone marrow transplantation
v Blood stem cell
transplantation.
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