Early Detection of Cancer in Children
Year after year, the incidence of cancer in children continues to increase. Number reached 2-4% of all cancer incidence in humans. While the number of events reached 110 to 130 cases per million children per year. An international report says 10% of deaths in children due to cancer. In Indonesia, the increase was due to a lack of understanding of cancer. The proof, most patients came to the hospital after cancer berstadium information.
MYSTERIOUS CAUSES
Cancer in children can occur since the baby is born and can affect almost any organ of the child's body from various populations and ethnic groups. Unfortunately, the cause of cancer until now has not known for sure. However, based on experience and research, cancer in children can result from the interaction of various factors, a combination of genetic factors or environmental influences.
In fact, cancer can be cured if their existence is known from an early age. However, the causes of cancer in children is not easy to know at an early stage because most cancers in the early stages rarely cause complaints. Additionally, children usually can not feel any abnormalities due to clinical signs or symptoms of cancer in children is not specific.
Consult a physician IMMEDIATELY
There are some cancers are quite commonly found in children. Among the first rank is leukemia. Other types of cancer are often met by eye cancer, lymph nodes, kidneys, and brain tumors. To be aware of, let's refer to with some of the symptoms that are often found in children. (See box.)
When you find the symptoms or signs, as a first step, consult a physician to ascertain whether or not caused by cancer. Doctors will usually perform a number of investigations for the diagnosis and determine the stage of disease. It may be that in the first years of the child looks healthy and it was some years into the future of developing cancer.
Treatment of cancer in children will depend on the type, stage, and completeness of treatment. Everything strived to achieve a cure, not merely extend the life course. Hope for recovery to be greater if the patient could exceed the lifetime cancer 5 years after the integrated treatment. Even in some types of cancer requires less time than that.
Although until now the cause of cancer is still mysterious and difficult to detect early on, parents need not worry too much if there is a family history of cancer. Sikapi should be proportional and calm.
8 TYPES OF CANCER that is often found in children
1. Leukemia
Leukemia or blood cancer is the cancer most often found in children. The amount is approximately 30% of all cancers in children. The highest incidence occurs in children aged 3-6 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* Pale accompanied by sluggish or weak. Generally this condition is associated with a decreased appetite.
* Fever is not clear why.
* Abnormal bleeding is easily seen on the skin.
* The surface of the skin appears blue-black or black but had not dropped or bumped.
* Pain in the limbs (bones).
* Abdominal palpable hard or swollen, and swollen lymph nodes.
2. Brain Tumors
Brain tumors invade the brain. Both malignant and benign tumors will give the same weight problems because the brain is located within the skull cavity of limited extent. The impact of these two tumor types is the same, namely the structure of the damage and central nervous system function.
Symptoms to watch out for:
* Headaches accompanied by nausea or vomiting spurt, diminished or impaired vision, and there is loss of consciousness or behavioral changes.
* The special feature of the baby is big protruding crown.
* There is a speech impairment or balance weakened limbs (paralysis) or seizures.
3. Retinoblastoma
Cancer in the retina of the eye most often found in children aged between 6 months to 2 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* White patches in the middle of the eye (retina) which seemed to shine when the light hit (like a cat's eye), impaired vision or eyes squint and at an advanced stage, the eyeballs seem prominent.
4. Cancer Lymph Nodes
This disease has the highest incidence rate in children aged 5-7 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* Enlarged and swollen lymph nodes are progressive in the neck, armpit, or groin. Generally the symptoms are not accompanied by signs of infection.
* Children become weak, lethargic, and decreased appetite.
5. Neuroblastoma
Cancer primitive sympathetic nerve can occur in various parts of the body. The most frequently experienced were kidney son gland (adrenal supra renal). Symptoms are quite varied depending on tumor location and disease. But generally, the symptoms initially hard to identify. Most people come at an advanced stage.
Symptoms that warrant concern:
* Eyelids swollen and blue, protruding eyeballs, or eyelids looked down.
* The emergence of bumps on the head, sudden paralysis, limping due to a fracture without cause, abdominal bloating and hard.
6. Kidney Cancer
The most often found in children are Wilms tumor (Nefroblastoma). The incidence is highest at age 3-4 years.
Symptoms that warrant concern:
Early symptoms of kidney cancer is difficult to detect. However, usually characterized by bloody urine, discomfort in the stomach, and when it is large enough to be felt most of her belly enlarged and hard.
7. Muscles Cancer Lurik (Rabdomiosarkoma)
Cancers that originate from the striated muscle tissue can occur anywhere. In children usually occur in the head, neck, bladder, prostate, and vagina. Therefore, symptoms depend on the area being attacked. Cancer striated muscle in the eye socket is marked with a prominent eye. In the ear causing pain in the ear that can be accompanied by bleeding. When the striated muscles of the limbs, then swelling.
8. Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma)
Is one of the many cancer found in children. Usually between the ages of 10-20 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
Swelling of progressive bone, accompanied by pain and fever.
* There are also accompanied by the trauma (impact) such as a fall that is not obvious trigger.
MYSTERIOUS CAUSES
Cancer in children can occur since the baby is born and can affect almost any organ of the child's body from various populations and ethnic groups. Unfortunately, the cause of cancer until now has not known for sure. However, based on experience and research, cancer in children can result from the interaction of various factors, a combination of genetic factors or environmental influences.
In fact, cancer can be cured if their existence is known from an early age. However, the causes of cancer in children is not easy to know at an early stage because most cancers in the early stages rarely cause complaints. Additionally, children usually can not feel any abnormalities due to clinical signs or symptoms of cancer in children is not specific.
Consult a physician IMMEDIATELY
There are some cancers are quite commonly found in children. Among the first rank is leukemia. Other types of cancer are often met by eye cancer, lymph nodes, kidneys, and brain tumors. To be aware of, let's refer to with some of the symptoms that are often found in children. (See box.)
When you find the symptoms or signs, as a first step, consult a physician to ascertain whether or not caused by cancer. Doctors will usually perform a number of investigations for the diagnosis and determine the stage of disease. It may be that in the first years of the child looks healthy and it was some years into the future of developing cancer.
Treatment of cancer in children will depend on the type, stage, and completeness of treatment. Everything strived to achieve a cure, not merely extend the life course. Hope for recovery to be greater if the patient could exceed the lifetime cancer 5 years after the integrated treatment. Even in some types of cancer requires less time than that.
Although until now the cause of cancer is still mysterious and difficult to detect early on, parents need not worry too much if there is a family history of cancer. Sikapi should be proportional and calm.
8 TYPES OF CANCER that is often found in children
1. Leukemia
Leukemia or blood cancer is the cancer most often found in children. The amount is approximately 30% of all cancers in children. The highest incidence occurs in children aged 3-6 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* Pale accompanied by sluggish or weak. Generally this condition is associated with a decreased appetite.
* Fever is not clear why.
* Abnormal bleeding is easily seen on the skin.
* The surface of the skin appears blue-black or black but had not dropped or bumped.
* Pain in the limbs (bones).
* Abdominal palpable hard or swollen, and swollen lymph nodes.
2. Brain Tumors
Brain tumors invade the brain. Both malignant and benign tumors will give the same weight problems because the brain is located within the skull cavity of limited extent. The impact of these two tumor types is the same, namely the structure of the damage and central nervous system function.
Symptoms to watch out for:
* Headaches accompanied by nausea or vomiting spurt, diminished or impaired vision, and there is loss of consciousness or behavioral changes.
* The special feature of the baby is big protruding crown.
* There is a speech impairment or balance weakened limbs (paralysis) or seizures.
3. Retinoblastoma
Cancer in the retina of the eye most often found in children aged between 6 months to 2 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* White patches in the middle of the eye (retina) which seemed to shine when the light hit (like a cat's eye), impaired vision or eyes squint and at an advanced stage, the eyeballs seem prominent.
4. Cancer Lymph Nodes
This disease has the highest incidence rate in children aged 5-7 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
* Enlarged and swollen lymph nodes are progressive in the neck, armpit, or groin. Generally the symptoms are not accompanied by signs of infection.
* Children become weak, lethargic, and decreased appetite.
5. Neuroblastoma
Cancer primitive sympathetic nerve can occur in various parts of the body. The most frequently experienced were kidney son gland (adrenal supra renal). Symptoms are quite varied depending on tumor location and disease. But generally, the symptoms initially hard to identify. Most people come at an advanced stage.
Symptoms that warrant concern:
* Eyelids swollen and blue, protruding eyeballs, or eyelids looked down.
* The emergence of bumps on the head, sudden paralysis, limping due to a fracture without cause, abdominal bloating and hard.
6. Kidney Cancer
The most often found in children are Wilms tumor (Nefroblastoma). The incidence is highest at age 3-4 years.
Symptoms that warrant concern:
Early symptoms of kidney cancer is difficult to detect. However, usually characterized by bloody urine, discomfort in the stomach, and when it is large enough to be felt most of her belly enlarged and hard.
7. Muscles Cancer Lurik (Rabdomiosarkoma)
Cancers that originate from the striated muscle tissue can occur anywhere. In children usually occur in the head, neck, bladder, prostate, and vagina. Therefore, symptoms depend on the area being attacked. Cancer striated muscle in the eye socket is marked with a prominent eye. In the ear causing pain in the ear that can be accompanied by bleeding. When the striated muscles of the limbs, then swelling.
8. Bone Cancer (Osteosarcoma)
Is one of the many cancer found in children. Usually between the ages of 10-20 years.
Symptoms to look out for:
Swelling of progressive bone, accompanied by pain and fever.
* There are also accompanied by the trauma (impact) such as a fall that is not obvious trigger.