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Prof. said. Dr. Djajadiman Gatot, Consultant Child Specialist in Hematology Oncology from the Faculty of Medicine / RSCM, there are several main signs of cancer. These include weight loss without an obvious cause, headaches and sometimes accompanied by vomiting, swelling or persistent pain in the bones, joints or legs, as well as lumps in the stomach, neck, groin, armpits, and those that continue to grow. (Read Also: Keto Diet Benefits Against Diabetes, Cancer to Alzheimer’s)
“That’s why mothers when bathing their children occasionally touch and press the areas that are prone to bumps,” suggested Prof. Gatot in a webinar held by the Indonesian Child Oncology Foundation (YOAI) in collaboration with the National Cancer Center Dharmais Cancer Hospital and RSCM.
In addition, also recognize if there are blue patches on the skin or bleeding for no reason. Children can also experience repeated infections, persistently, the presence of white spots in shiny eyes (cat’s eyes), recurring nausea, feeling tired or pale, vision problems, and recurring fever.
Please note, the incidence of cancer in children is quite common. About 2% -3% of all cancer cases are cancer in children. While the incidence rate is around 110-130 cases per million children per year with a mortality of around 10%. About one third of childhood cancers are acute leukemia.
“Recognize symptoms cancer in children as early as possible and immediately bringing the child to the doctor is an important step to achieve a cure, “said Prof. Gatot.
Moreover, cancer can occur even in newborns. Cancer is quite common in children with Down syndrome and the number is increasing, especially leukemia. (Read Also: Alert! COVID-19 Patients Eating 2 Times at Restaurants Before Sick)
Until now the cause of cancer in children is unknown, presumably due to genetic mutations from birth and environmental exposure. Trigger factors can be viral infections, radioactive exposure, and so on.
“What is clear is that there is no evidence that childhood cancers are inherited, except for eye cancer (retinoblastoma). Therefore, childhood cancer is difficult to prevent, “he added.
Even if it turns out that the baby is diagnosed cancer, Prof. Gatot explained what parents need to know from the doctor who will treat the child. According to him, parents can ask about the type of tumor, stage, treatment plan that takes a long time, treatment complications, and disease prognosis.
If a child is suspected of having cancer but has COVID-19, then treat the COVID first. If possible while diagnosing the cancer. If you have recovered from COVID, you can start treatment cancer. However, treatment such as chemotherapy will reduce immunity, so be very careful.
If you’re undergoing treatment cancers and children are infected with COVID, then their cancer treatment is reduced or temporarily stopped until they recover from COVID.
“Even though it’s a pandemic, parents still have to take their children to undergo treatment,” said YOAI Chairman Rahmi Adi Putra Tahir. (Read Also: Beware of Happy Hypoxia when Covid-19 strikes)
Remember, cancer in children is very curable as long as it is treated at an early stage. In contrast, pediatric cancer patients whose conditions are difficult to cure because they are in an advanced stage, there is palliative care that aims to make the patient comfortable so that at the end of his life the child does not feel pain.
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