The program CNN Vital Signs It addressed a crucial theme for public health: cancer in children. Renowned experts discussed the main types of cancer that affect children, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and the peculiarities of these cases compared to adults.
According to Dr. Maria del Pilar Estevez says, director of clinical staff of the São Paulo Cancer Institute (Icesp), cancers in children are considerably rarer than in adults. However, she emphasizes an important advantage: “We have an advantage there that you have more curable cancers.”
Hematological cancers lead the statistics
Among the most common types of childhood cancer, experts highlighted hematological cancers. “The hematological cancers draws attention, so we have lymphomas, leukemias,” explained Dr. says. Although not necessarily more frequent in children than in adults, these types are the most prevalent within the pediatric age group.
In addition to hematological cancers, doctors warned of the central nervous system and sarcomas tumors, considered rarer but equally important. Dr. says emphasized that these cancers are “very important and often neglected.”
The importance of early diagnosis
One of the crucial points covered by experts was the need for attention to persistent symptoms in children. “The child has a persistent pain, has an increase in volume in a joint or a limb and this ends, if it takes a long time to make the diagnosis, I think this is the big problem of childhood cancer,” warned Dr. says.
Early diagnosis is critical to increasing the chances of healing and minimizing the effects of treatment. Parents and caregivers should be aware of signals such as constant pain, inexplicable swelling and changes in child behavior, seeking immediate medical evaluation in case of suspicion.
This content was originally published in Dr. Kalil: See details of the main types of cancer in children on CNN Brazil.
Source: CNN Brasil
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