Parents are always worried about their children's health problems. Children will suffer from colds and fevers, let alone some particularly serious diseases. cancer is a particularly serious disease for both adults and children. There are several cancers that are easy to catch in children. Parents should pay special attention to understand these cancers, especially the symptoms when they arrive.
Which cancers are more likely to affect children?
1, leukemia
Leukemia is a malignant tumor originating from the hematopoietic system . childhood leukemia is mainly concentrated between the ages of 2 and 5 years old. The reason why some children are susceptible to leukemia is related to environmental pollution, especially indoor decoration, long-term inflammation or infection without effective treatment, and genetic factors. Parents should be careful not to let their children live in newly renovated houses. If they have other diseases, they should be treated in time.
2, Lymphoma
Lymphoma is also a type of cancer that children often suffer from. It is a malignant tumor originating from the lymphatic hematopoietic system. The symptoms of lymphoma are relatively complex. The most typical symptom is painless lymph node enlargement, and lumps can be felt in the lymph nodes. In addition, if it invades organs other than the lymphatic system , there will be some symptoms corresponding to the system's discomfort. Of course, there are also some systemic symptoms, such as persistent fever and rapid weight loss.
3. Brain tumors
Brain tumors are also something that parents need to guard against. They are primary intracranial tumors that originate from various intracranial tissues. If a child suffers from a brain tumor, it will cause problems with vision, movement and other functions. In severe cases, paralysis may result, and there may even be a risk of death. At present, the cause of brain tumors has not been completely eliminated. There are only some causative factors for everyone to understand, which may be related to genetics, radiation, chemical factors, and tumor-causing viruses.
4, Osteosarcoma
This is a malignant bone tumor originating from mesenchymal cells. It often occurs in adolescents and is the most common bone malignant tumor in children. To distinguish between osteosarcoma and growing pain, osteosarcoma mainly occurs in the lower limbs, especially around the knee joint. Growing pains can feel painful during strenuous exercise, but will disappear after a while. The pain caused by osteosarcoma is mainly severe pain at night, and local lumps are also found, which are painful when touched.
What symptoms do children need to be on high alert for?
Parents should be responsible for their children's health and should closely observe their children's physical condition. If there are some abnormal conditions or some typical symptoms, they should be highly vigilant. The first is fever. Many diseases will cause fever. However, if the fever is persistent and of unknown cause, you should be alert to the emergence of cancer. The second symptom is lymph node enlargement , especially painless lymph node enlargement. Be careful that it is lymphoma.
The third symptom is bleeding or ecchymosis on the body. If you have these symptoms, you should be alert to leukemia. The fourth symptom is abdominal distension. Except for intestinal obstruction or renal cyst and other factors, Wilms tumor or lymphoma should be considered.
Parents are always worried about their children's health. Don't just worry, but learn relevant knowledge. In this way, when some malignant diseases arrive, they can be discovered as early as possible, and the best treatment opportunities and best treatment effects can be obtained for the child.
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