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How many children can get cancer? (Epidemiology)
Every year about 400 000 children are diagnosed with cancer globally. Cancer is now one of the leading causes of disease-related death in children and adolescents worldwide, especially in high-income countries where infectious diseases have declined dramatically. Despite being relatively rare in high-income countries, childhood cancer is the second most common cause of death after accidents in children aged 5 to 14 years whilst in Africa, childhood cancer does even make it into the top 10 common causes of death.
Read More:
- World Health Organization: Childhood Cancer. https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/cancer-in-children
- International Agency for Research on Cancer. https://www.iarc.who.int/cancer-type/childhood-cancer/
- Epidemiology of childhood cancer. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20231056/
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Informational stressors for parents (caregivers) who have a child diagnosed with cancer
A child with cancer will always have a multidisciplinary team, and within that, each discipline (like nurses, doctors, therapists) may function as intra-disciplinary sub-teams to ensure consistency.
Educating your community of family and friends
Sharing a child’s cancer journey with one’s community can raise awareness, build understanding, and gather emotional or practical support. However, it is equally important to do so in a way that protects the child’s privacy and the family’s emotional wellbeing.
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Hearing that your child has cancer is one of the most overwhelming experiences a parent can face. It often triggers a series of emotional and psychological reactions, commonly described in phases like the stages of grief, though each parent may experience them differently.