Caring for children with cancer
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Focus is always on creating a cheerful hospital ambience for young patients, say doctors
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Focus is always on creating a cheerful hospital ambience for young patients, say doctors
Being diagnosed with cancer is a shock that most adults fail to immediately come to terms with. So, how does one explain it to a child detected with the deadly disease?
On International Childhood Cancer Day, observed on February 15, oncologists and counsellors shared how they break the news to children and other aspects.
The news is conveyed to children only if they are aged above 12 years, based on their understanding capabilities and parents’ consent, said doctors from MNJ Institute of Oncology Regional Cancer Centre, Red Hills. Oncologists at other hospitals also said young children are generally spared the tragic news. In any case, however, doctors and counsellors explain the situation first to the parents.
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Actor-Politician Nandamuri Balakrishna today welcomed his daughter, Mrs. Nara Brahmani, to be a part of the Basavatarakam Indo American Cancer Hospital & Research Institute family. Nara Brahmani is the new trust board member of the Basavatarakam Cancer Institute. As a Chairman of the trust board, Balakrishna congratulated her on her new role.
Today being International Childhood cancer day, Balakrishna also mentioned the children who are detected to have cancer calling them the smallest warriors battling pediatric cancer, and also how cancer influences the whole family. Balakrishna sent his best wishes to all the small warriors for good health and success in their battle against cancer.
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“It all started with a bruise,” says Lebanese expat Rim Obeid, a Dubai-based mum of two whose eldest boy, Rafi, 3, is currently battling one of the most common childhood cancers, B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.
“I noticed that he started getting small bruises, just like any other active child. However, with time, the bruises became more spread out across his body, on locations that are easily bumped during the day - such as his chest, under his eye, on his knee and hips…”
Rim took her then two-year-old son to the pediatrician for a check-up. “The doctor examined him from top to toe and said he seemed fine. But due to the frequency and size of the bruises, she said we should do some blood tests to see what was going on.”
Updated Feb 15, 2021 | 12:30 IST
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New Delhi: Cancer is one of the most dreaded diseases in the world. Cancer can affect anyone, at any age, though the risk of every type of cancer depends on various factors. Cancer is also common among children, leading to poor quality of life, reduced survival rates, and extensive need for treatment among children. International Childhood Cancer Day is observed on the 15th of February, every year to spread awareness about childhood cancers, and the need for better care and treatments for the same. In this article, Dr Priti S. Mehta, Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist at Masina Hospital, sha