Childhood Cancer Is Very Dangerous. Cancer is one of non-communicable diseases and public health problem in the world.Every year there are 12 million people worldwide suffer from cancer and 7.6 million of them died. cancer recently attacked a small child. but there are differences between childhood cancer and cancer of adults.
If the cancer in adults can be prevented, while the child is not. Nevertheless, the patterns of living and eating healthy foods should still be taughtfrom childhood to avoid various types of cancer arising in Indonesia alone dewasa.diage of cancer in children have not been able to treat.
The following 5 types of childhood cancer :
1. Blood cancer (leukemia) cancer is highest in children (2.8 per 100,000).
2. Eye cancer (retinoblastoma) is the second highest cancer (2.4 per 100,000).
3. Osteosarcoma (bone cancer) is the third highest cancer (0.97 per 100,000).
4. Lymphoma (lymph nodes) is the fourth highest cancer (0.75 per 100,000).
5. Nasopharyngeal cancer (located in the back of the nose and esophagus) cancer is the fifth highest (0.43 per 100,000).
(source : from many sources)
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