Childhood Cancer awareness is an important step to remind parents that even
though many childhood illnesses are caused by viruses and other common
problems, it is also possible for children to develop cancer hence, it is
important to be aware of the symptoms that could be a sign of cancer in
your kid such as frequent infections, serious viral infections, weight loss
or poor appetite, headaches or unexplained fever that won’t go away.
These conditions can easily be mistaken for other illnesses but health
experts insist that if they persist, it is necessary to seek medical advice
from a pediatric oncologist as soon as possible.Experts highlight that a majority of childhood cancers are “curable” if
diagnosed early and treated appropriately but childhood cancer diagnosis is
often a challenge to the general physicians as well as paediatricians as
the signs and symptoms often resemble common childhood illness hence, there
is often a delay of 6-8 weeks from first symptom onset to diagnosis in most
children. This is largely due to lack of awareness and misattribution of
symptoms by the family and general physicians and it is often seen that the
family would have had an average of 3-4 medical consultations prior to
reaching the Pediatric Oncologists.
though many childhood illnesses are caused by viruses and other common
problems, it is also possible for children to develop cancer hence, it is
important to be aware of the symptoms that could be a sign of cancer in
your kid such as frequent infections, serious viral infections, weight loss
or poor appetite, headaches or unexplained fever that won’t go away.
These conditions can easily be mistaken for other illnesses but health
experts insist that if they persist, it is necessary to seek medical advice
from a pediatric oncologist as soon as possible.Experts highlight that a majority of childhood cancers are “curable” if
diagnosed early and treated appropriately but childhood cancer diagnosis is
often a challenge to the general physicians as well as paediatricians as
the signs and symptoms often resemble common childhood illness hence, there
is often a delay of 6-8 weeks from first symptom onset to diagnosis in most
children. This is largely due to lack of awareness and misattribution of
symptoms by the family and general physicians and it is often seen that the
family would have had an average of 3-4 medical consultations prior to
reaching the Pediatric Oncologists.
