Tuesday, February 28, 2012

Early Detection of Cancer in Children

In children, especially the presence of cancer that attacks are usually characterized by a dense network of lumps. The lump can be felt in certain parts of the body and is very useful as an early detection of cancer cells in order to more easily treated.
It is still difficult to do early detection of cancer in children. In general, only be detected after a bump.
Especially for this type of cancer that are liquid such as leukemia, detection relatively more difficult because it does not trigger a bump. The earliest sign of symptoms of leukemia are usually recognizable face was pale and limp, bruised and reddish spots on the surface of the skin and fever.
 
Some parts of the body that can indicate if there are lumps of solid cancers is as follows:

1. Eye
Parents should be suspicious when a child's eyes look like cat eyes, red eyes and impaired vision or a squint. It could be a sign of retinoblastoma, or cancer of the eye.

2. Neck
Beware if you find a lump is found in the neck of a child and grew in a short time. Usually children do not complain of pain when a lump is pressed or held.

3. Lung
Lung cancer is usually a result of the spread of a particular type of cancer to the lungs. One type of childhood cancer that can spread to the lungs is bone cancer.

4. Stomach
There are many organs in the abdomen, including liver, kidney, ovaries and others. All these organs bnisa cancer. Consult a visible bulge when the child's abdomen and a palpable lump when pressed.

5. Genitals
Genitals in question is male genitalia, especially the testes or testicles. Signs of testicular cancer is when the right and left are not the same size, consistency or firmness noticeably louder but no infection.

6. Hands and feet
Beware if you see any swelling of the hands and feet. Swelling is a sign of cancer is usually characterized by symptoms of fever or pain.

7. Brain
Parents should be alert to symptoms of brain cancer by looking at the symptoms caused by, among others, dizziness, nausea, vomiting spray, paralysis and impaired balance.

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