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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