“Health” explains the most common causes of childhood cancer

The Ministry of Health has indicated the most common causes of childhood cancer, as well as ways to prevent this disease.

The Department of Health provides, through its website, a great deal of medical advice regarding health education and healthy living.

The Mecca Ministry of Health, through its official electronic account on the “Twitter” website, shared an “infographic” through which it explained that there are 12 types of oncological diseases that can affect children, explaining that leukemia, known by its medical term “leukemia” is most common in children.

In this context, the Ministry of Health explained, on its website, the reasons that lead to cancer are unknown, but it has identified some of the reasons that can lead or help to infect children with this disease, and among these reasons :

Some cases are associated with Down syndrome or other chromosomal abnormalities.

In parents, aging can increase the risk of childhood cancer.

Viral infections, such as liver cancer (hepatitis B) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Exposure to radioactive ionizing materials during childhood can expose the child to cancer, especially leukemia.

The medical condition has indicated that people with childhood cancer may have certain signs and symptoms depending on the type of cancer, the organ affected in the body and the stage of the disease, including:

Leukemia can lead to anemia and frequent infections, or it can lead to abnormal bleeding and bruising.

Brain cancer causes frequent headaches, nausea upon waking up in the morning, general weakness, and vision problems.

Cancer of the lymphatic system causes swelling of the lymph nodes, high temperature, and heavy sweating in the evening.

The Ministry of Health noted that in the absence of clear methods to prevent tumor diseases given the limited knowledge about their causes, it is possible to prevent children from contracting cancer more often by following some preventive instructions. and important tips, including:

Avoid exposing the child to too much radiation.

Be careful to feed the child to increase his immunity.

– If the child suffers from a syndrome or a genetic defect, he must follow up periodically with a geneticist.

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