Top

       alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text alt text


Cancer Childhood

July 16, 2008

Childhood cancer is very rare. A survey concludes, a child can have cancer at the age of 19 but child having cancer is 1 out of 330. Cancer is second only to accidents as a cause of death in children. Since most of the symptoms of cancer can also be attributed to benign conditions, the diagnosis of cancer can be a long process. It is unlikely condition that your child has cancer but still it is important for you to take care of following symptoms of childhood cancer in your child.

Symptoms of childhood cancer
A child having cancer symptoms feel weakness, it also feels either increased swelling or persistent pain in bones, joints, back and even in legs.
If excessive bruising, bleeding, or rashes develops this is a clear indication of childhood cancer.
Headaches and early morning vomiting is another symptom of cancer in children.
A child who is having cancer experience continues weight loss of body.
Sudden changes in eye and vision is also symptom of childhood cancer.
Child who has whitish color behind the pupil may have cancer.
Child seems pale and also feels extreme tiredness after little work.
Nausea which persists or vomiting with nausea is symptom of childhood cancer.
Child can felt irritated if he/she is having cancer.
Night sweats are also felt by the child who is the patient of cancer.
A child with cancer may seem to be struggling to keep up their typical activity level or they may not have the energy to do even their favorite activities.
If the child is feeling lump or mass in the abdomen, chest, neck, or pelvis, it may be result to cancer.
Pain in the chest, difficulty breathing, persistent cough these are some common symptoms associated with childhood cancer.
Backaches in children are not usual but a child having cancer may indicate these symptoms.
Child may felt difficulty in urinating.
Child may have abnormal urine color or sometimes blood in urine if he/she is a patient of cancer.
Walking and balance problem is a symptom of childhood cancer.


What's More today?

alt text Healthy Dessert Recipes

We all like to indulge in sinful desserts as they are delicious and irresistible. But, as we all know... 

alt text Weight Loss Motivation

When you begin to focus on weight loss, you consider diet and exercise. You begin on these two regimes... 

alt text Natural Living

Many of us spend a lot of time and effort to keep ourselves healthy, young and beautiful. Sometimes,... 

alt text Stop hair loss

Most people find it very difficult to speed up the growth of their hair. You have to take appropriate... 

alt text Symptoms of Premature Aging

When I turned twenty-five years old, I noticed that I was always tired and got sick easily. I went to... 

alt text Raw Food Diet

The Raw Food Diet is the newest diet program that people are swearing by. While on this diet, you eat... 

alt text Health Benefits of Walnuts

Most of us are fond of eating crunchy nuts such as cashews, almonds, etc. However, walnuts are considered... 

alt text Dietary Fiber

Fiber or fibre, also known as roughage, is a portion of plant food that can resist the digestive enzymes... 

alt text Pregnancy diet

The pregnancy period is an important stage of a woman’s life. Knowing what to do at this stage is very... 

alt text Nutritionist dietician

There are a lot of people who advice on diet and nutrition on the radio, in the net, newspaper or TV.... 

alt text Kids healthy food

Who does not love to eat? Children eat when they are hungry, bored or have nothing else to do! In this... 

alt text Urinary tract infection treatment: Cranberry Juice

There are quite a number of people who suffer from urinary tract infection. Reports of those who are... 

alt text The Zone Diet

It is not uncommon for a person to try a fad diet only to realize that the diet program does not deliver... 

alt text Lose Weight with Vegetable Soup

Are you wondering what the newest diet trend is? I’ll give you a hint. It involves getting the daily... 

alt text Makeup tips for your wedding day

Every bride wants to look her best on the occasion of her marriage. Following a healthy lifestyle and... 

Bottom