WARY OF CANCER IN CHILDREN

Not only adults, children can also be affected by cancer. Although the cause is not yet known, but the emergence of cancer on the child alleged to be caused by deviation of cell growth. In addition, cancer cells can also arise due to the influence of the environment.

There are some cancers that are often experienced by children, i.e. blood cancer (leukemia), eye cancer (retinablastoma), brain tumor, bone cancer, a cancer of the lymph nodes, kidney cancer, Neural cancer (neuroblastoma), and cancer muscle tissue (rabdomiosarkoma).

  1. Leukemia

Leukemia or blood cancer that is known is that most cancer found in children – child. Leukemia has a hope of recovery with proper treatment and true. Symptoms that need to be controlled and often found among others pale, a fever is not clear is why, bleeding that is not obvious is why, bone pain, and swelling of the abdomen.

  1. Retinablastoma

Retinablastoma or cancer of the retina of the eye is the cancer that is often found in children. The symptoms need to look out for is the presence of white patches in the central part of the eye that glows when exposed to light (like a cat's eye). Then, Another thing to note is the vision impaired, the eyes become cross-eyed, and when you're next then the eyeballs protruded.

  1. Brain Tumor

A brain tumor can interfere with the function and damage the structure of the arrangement of the central nervous as it is located inside the cavity of the skull.

Symptoms to look out for in brain tumors is accompanied by headache nausea to vomiting violently. It can also be accompanied by diminished vision, decreased consciousness or behavior change. The other thing that is necessary is also suspected there were disorders of speech and body balance, weak limbs or seizures.

  1. Bone Cancer

Rapid swelling when accompanied by pain in bones, need to look out for as the possibility of cancer of the bone or osteosarcoma.

Bone cancer can attack any part of the bone, but most found in limbs, the arms and hips. Sometimes preceded by rudapaksa (crunch) like falling and so on

  1. A Cancer Of The Lymph Nodes

Lymphoma maligna or lymph nodes was cancer that is usually characterized by enlarged lymph nodes and swelling fast without pain. Enlargement can occur in the neck area, armpit, crotch, gut.

When the incidence of intestinal lymph nodes in, then it can cause a blockage in the intestine were observed with stomach pain, vomiting, cannot defecate, and fever. When grown in the chest area, then it can encourage or suppress breath channel.

  1. Kidney Cancer

Wilms tumour is the most common kidney cancer in encounter in children under 5 years. This cancer can be marked with bloody urine, bad taste in the abdominal area, If it is big enough it will be palpable hard and usually know when the children bathe.

  1. Neural Cancer

Neuroblastoma is a cancer of the nerve can indicate many symptoms depending upon its location. Neuroblastoma can occur in the neck, chest cavity, and eyes. When present in the eye area can cause the protruding eyeballs, eyelid down and pupil spreads. If there is in the spine can squeeze the spinal cord and cause paralysis.

A tumor in the abdominal area will be palpable when large. The spread on the bone can cause fractures without cause and without pain.

  1. Muscle Cancer

This cancer is found in muscle anywhere, usually on the child in the head, neck, the bladder, and genitals.

Impact on the symptoms depend on the location of cancer. When in ronggga eyes, cause the eyes stand out. Menyebaban in ear pain or blood discharge from the ear hole. In the throat blockage of roads menyababkan breath, sinus inflammation (cavity – the cavity around the nose), out of blood from the nose (nosebleeds), or difficult swallowing.

In the urinary tract causing disorder urination or bloody urine. When it is about the digestive tract can lead to bowel disorders. When muscle motion members regarding the swelling.

(Source: http://www.yoaifoundation.org)

As parents certainly need to be sensitive to her son's condition. In an environment that has been tainted as it is now child may increase cancer risk. If children or relatives you are experiencing the symptoms mentioned above please immediately contact the doctor.

Editor: Dr. Haridini Intan Setiawati Mahdi, Sp. A-Onk (A Specialist Children's HOSPITAL Oncology Kramat 128)

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