The most common cancer in young children is leukemia. Which is a non-genetic cancer and there is no way to prevent it. Parents and guardians should know the signs of the disease and how to behave to benefit the treatment and prevent it from coming back!

Leukemia is the most common cancer in children, accounting for 30 percent of all cancers in children. It is caused by a condition in which the bone marrow or blood stem cells (stem cells) function abnormally, producing a large number of abnormal blood cells. Causing abnormal blood cell function. Lesions are often found in the bone marrow. But medical science still does not know the true cause of the disease.

It was initially discovered that patients with leukemia have certain genetic abnormalities in their cancer cells. สมัคร ufabet But this genetic abnormality is not inherited in all cancer patients.

Even if the parents do not have cancer, their children can still get cancer because the stem cells in the child’s body have changed into cancer cells on their own. This can happen from birth or later on, and the disease can develop later in life.

How do I know if my child has leukemia?

Patients present with symptoms of anemia due to low red blood cell count, fever, easy infection due to lack of white blood cells. Easy bleeding due to lack of platelets, and other symptoms such as enlarged liver, enlarged spleen, enlarged lymph nodes, pain in the arms, legs, bone pain, or joint pain.

I have leukemia…is there a chance of being cured?

Leukemia is not staged like solid cancers, but is graded based on the risk of recurrence. This means that even if a patient is treated, they may be cured. But there is a risk that the disease will come back.

Most patients are lucky enough to be in the normal risk group. If they have acute myeloid leukemia (ALL), the cure rate is 80 percent. In the high-risk group, the cure rate is about 60 percent. In the very high-risk group, the cure rate is 40 percent.

There is another type of childhood leukemia called AML, which is divided into two groups:

• The normal-risk group has a 60-80 percent chance of being cured.
• High-risk groups have a 40-50 percent chance of recovery.

What factors affect the risk of recurrence?

• The patient’s clinical characteristics, such as white blood cell count, were measured from the time they arrived at the hospital to determine how high it was.
• Age at onset of symptoms
• Types of cancer cells
• Common genetic abnormalities found

 How should families care for children with leukemia?

• When you know that your child has leukemia, you should tell your child that he has cancer because telling the patient will make him know that he is sick and needs treatment. He will be able to take better care of himself. Cancer treatment takes a long time. If the patient does not know that he is sick, he may not cooperate with the treatment.
• Parents must communicate information about illnesses, symptoms, and treatments to children in age-appropriate words to encourage cooperation in treatment and visits to the doctor.

Chemotherapy can cause complications for patients, such as nausea, vomiting, hair loss, decreased bone marrow function, decreased white and red blood cells, and low platelets, which makes patients more likely to become anemic, easily infected, and have bleeding spots. Therefore, parents should take care of and closely monitor symptoms to prevent infection.

When your child has a fever, you must go to the hospital immediately. Avoid going to crowded places or communities. Wash your hands frequently and wear a mask when you have to go out or come into contact with the outside environment. Eat clean food that is cooked with heat. 
Avoid raw vegetables and fresh fruits because germs and bacteria in uncooked food can cause the patient to have a blood infection, which can lead to death.