Contents:
- Medical Video: Childhood Cancer: Causes and Prevention
- Can it really prevent child cancer?
- What should I do so that the child does not get cancer?
Medical Video: Childhood Cancer: Causes and Prevention
According to data from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), every year there are 300 thousand new cancer cases in children and 80 thousand of them cannot be saved. Cancer can attack children at any age, from babies to children growing up. Actually, what causes cancer in children? Can it prevent childhood cancer?
Can it really prevent child cancer?
Unfortunately, until now experts have not known exactly what causes cancer, especially in cases of child cancer. The reason, experts say there are only risk factors that might make a person's chances of getting cancer higher.
Cancer in adults can indeed be caused by various risk factors that are usually associated with an unhealthy lifestyle. Yes, many people who have avoided smoking, not fatty foods, diligent exercise, and always eat healthy food, because they do not want to risk getting cancer. This actually applies to adults.
So what about children? Cancer in children is not known exactly what causes it, because lifestyle factors do not apply in this case. Cancer can attack children under five to those who have just been born, of course this is not caused by unhealthy lifestyle factors.
So, actually until now there is no thing that can be done to prevent child cancer. Some things might be able to trigger this cancer to grow in your child, such as heredity or gene damage. However, once again there is no scientific evidence that states exactly what caused it.
Although in your family there is a history of cancer, not necessarily that is the cause, but indeed this can increase the chances of cancer cells to grow and develop.
What should I do so that the child does not get cancer?
Although there is no sure thing that can prevent child cancer, experts argue that a healthy lifestyle in the family can help maintain the health of the whole family. From getting used to eating healthy foods from the period before and during pregnancy, to the period of breastfeeding is important.
Quitting bad habits such as consuming alcohol and smoking is also very important to maintain family health. By familiarizing a good lifestyle in the family, making children also avoid the risk of cancer that he might experience when he was an adult.
In addition, you must always pay attention and monitor the health condition of the baby. If your child is experiencing a certain symptom, you should immediately see a doctor. This is because actually cancer in children can be cured. Especially if the cancer is found still in its early stages. For this reason, you must pay attention to your health and apply a healthy lifestyle to your child.
