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By Munira Al-Rabia
KUWAIT, February 14 (KUNA) – The State of Kuwait celebrated on Friday, February 15, the International Day of Childhood Cancer (ICCD), during which various public and private entities launched initiatives and activities aimed at to raise public awareness of this important issue.
Addressing KUNA, various people highlighted Kuwait's national efforts in this regard, highlighting the vital need to disseminate information on cancer prevention and on the best ways to seek treatment for children with this disease. deadly.
For his part, the director of the Children's Specialized Hospital of the National Bank of Kuwait (NBK), Dr. Maitham Husain, said that the hospital was proud to participate in the celebration of the International Day of the Child cancer, stressing that it was essential to spread hope in particular. about the possibility of treating the disease especially in children.
A diagnosis of cancer affecting the liver, nervous system and bones is normally diagnosed in children, said Dr. Husain, who added that the treatment could last between one and two years, depending on the case.
He added that treatments include chemotherapy, surgery and radiation therapy, revealing that recent remedies include stem cell therapy and immunotherapy.
In Kuwait, most children suffer from leukemia with symptoms such as a high fever, a decreased number of white blood cells, a lack of appetite and unexplained general fatigue, said Dr. Husain, who revealed that the under-16s had been referred to the NBK. specialized hospital in case of discovery of a cancer.
Cancer treatment for children in Kuwait is free, said Dr. Husain, who said the NBK's specialty hospital through its "Dream To Be" program, in coordination with the "National Cancer Institute". Kuwait Association for the Care of Children in the Hospital (KACCH), was eager to achieve the ambitions of patients with childhood cancer.
For her part, Rasha Al-Hamad – General Manager of Abdullah Children's Palliative Care Center – said her entity provided multi-professional, specialized and pediatric palliative care, as well as support for children with limiting or threatening illnesses the life-threatening. residing in Kuwait and their families.
She claimed that there was close cooperation between the NBK Special Hospital and Bayt Abdullah, particularly as part of the cancer treatment efforts.
Bayt Abdullah also welcomes the close cooperation provided by the Ministry of Health, which provides doctors on call when requested by the hospital, said Al-Hamad.
Meanwhile, Sheikha Saud – a mother of a cancerous child – said seeing her child suffer from this deadly disease was a painful experience. However, in their case, the doctors came with promising therapeutic results.
She added that it was important to encourage the child to seek treatment even if it hurt, indicating that she had to be strong for both of them in order to be able to overcome this illness.
According to the ICCD, Childhood Cancer Day was first launched in 2002, and every year it has been supported by global networks and leading institutions, including: the World Health Organization; Health (WHO), International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP), International Union Against Cancer (UICC), St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), Network International Palliative Care for Children (ICPCN) and Benevolent and Living with Neighbors (CLAN), among others. (end) mar.gta
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