Paediatric (childhood) cancers are different from adult cancers as there are no clear causative factors as to why a child gets cancer. The most common childhood cancers are leukaemia, lymphoma, and brain cancer.
Cancer in children is certainly distressing but here is a reason to smile-paediatric cancers tend to respond better to treatment, compared to adults. Children can usually be cured for life. It is essential to be patient and trust your doctor.
Risk Factors
- Longer life expectancy in children allows a longer time for cancer processes to manifest, increasing the risk of developing some cancer types later in life.
- Genetic and familial factors are identified in 5-15 per cent of paediatric cancer cases.
- Environmental exposure such as prenatal exposure to tobacco, X-rays or certain medications is identified in <5 per cent of cases.
- For the remaining 95 per cent of cases, however, individual causes remain unknown
There are simple things you can do to decrease the risk of child cancer.
- Don´t smoke.
- Breastfeed longer.
- Get them to eat their greens and fruits.
- Get medical checkups done with your Paediatrician regularly.
- Reduce salt and sugar intake.
- Don´t use in-home herbicides or pesticides.
- Avoid antibiotics
Kokilaben Hospital providing surgery, radiation therapy & chemotherapy treatment for Paediatric (Childhood) cancer in India under the care of a Paediatric Oncologist.
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