CHILD CANCER.
In recent years, very important advances have been recorded in the treatment of childhood cancer, to the point that in few specialties the therapeutic results observed during the last two decades can be comparable with those of pediatric oncology.
Cancer is the second cause of death in children over one year old, surpassed only by accidents. The annual incidence for all malignant tumors is 12.45% per 100,000 children under 15 years of age.

PEDIATRIC CANCER IS NOT PREVENTABLE, BUT IT CAN BE DETECTED TIMELY.
When a child is examined and unclear symptoms or signs are identified that may be associated with malignancy, cancer must be suspected and acted upon to prevent late diagnosis.

SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT WE CAN ASSOCIATE WITH CHILDREN’S CANCER.

• Fever without cause or for more than a week.
• Easy fatigue and paleness.
• Bruising or bleeding anywhere on the body.
• Weightloss.
• Growth of lymph nodes.
• Persistent bone pain.
• Abdominal growth.
• Persistent headache accompanied by morning vomiting.
• Profuse and regular sweating at night.

MOST FREQUENT CANCERS IN CHILDREN.

• Acute leukemias: It is the most common cancer in children and is cured in 90% of cases and is an uncontrolled increase in blood cells. The most frequent symptoms are: Fever without cause, paleness, bleeding, growth of lymph nodes and fatigue.
• Lymphomas: It is cancer in the lymphatic tissue and commonly presents with the growth of lymph nodes. It ranks third among childhood neoplasms and its most frequent symptoms are: Growth of lymph nodes, weight loss, paleness and night sweats.
• Tumors of the central nervous system: They are solid tumors in the cranial cavity and their symptoms are: Persistent headache and is usually accompanied by vomiting predominantly in the morning, visual disturbances, alterations in balance and gait, seizures, depending on of the location of the tumor.