INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY (ICCD) 2019//Theme:No More Pain and No More Loss// 15 FEB 2019

INTERNATIONAL CHILDHOOD CANCER DAY 15 FEBRUARY 2019
THEME : “No More Pain and No More Loss”
DEFINITION:
Childhood cancer means abnormal cell growth in a child. (0–14 age group involved).
RISK FACTORS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER:
 Medical conditions
 Prenatal exposure
 Problems with growth and development
 Toxic environmental agents
 Exposure to infections
 Exposure to radiation
 Change of immature physiological systems
 Previous cancer treatments
 Familial and genetic factors
TYPES OF CHILDHOOD CANCER:
 Leukemia (30% )
 Brain and spinal cord tumors(26%)
 Neuroblastoma (6%)
 Wilms tumor(5%)
 Germ cell tumors (5%)
 Lymphoma (including both Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)( 3% )
 Rhabdomyosarcoma(3% )
 Retinoblastoma(2% )
 Osteosarcoma (3%)
 Lung cancer
 Liver cancer
 Bone cancer (including osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma)( 3% )
COMMON CANCER SYMPTOMS CHILDREN EXPERIENCE:
According to types of symptoms it vary but there are common cancer symptoms children experience was
 Bone or joint pain
 Excessive bruising
 Fatigue
 Fever
 Headaches
 Night sweats
 Sudden weight loss
 Swelling or lump in the belly
 Swollen lymph nodes
 Trouble walking
 Vision problems
 Vomiting
CHILDHOOD CANCER: DIAGNOSIS
 History collection
 Physical examination
 Blood tests
 Biopsy
 Minimal residual disease assay
 Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
 Molecular sequencing
 Cerebral spinal fluid test
 X ray
 Ultrasound
 Computed tomography scan
 Magnetic resonance imaging
 Positron emission tomography
CHILDHOOD CANCER: TREATMENT
 Chemotherapy drugs
 Radiation therapy
 Surgery (for solid tumors)
 Immunotherapy
 Targeted therapy
 Bone marrow transplantation
 Blood stem cell transplantation.
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