What are the signs of different types of Childhood Cancer?
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Bone Cancers
pain in a bone swelling or tenderness around a bone or joint interference with normal movements weak bones, leading to fractures fatigue, fever, weight loss, anemia Leukemia lethargy, weakness, paleness, dizziness back, leg, and joint pain, headache, trouble standing or walking easy bruising, unusual bleeding, frequent nose bleeds, bleeding gums, petechiae (red pinpoints on the skin) repeated, frequent infections fever that lasts for several days loss of appetite, weight loss swollen lymph nodes, bloated or tender stomach, swollen liver or spleen night sweats irritability Neuroblastoma lump or mass in the abdomen, chest, neck, or pelvis loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss, stomach pain, constipation, difficulty urinating changes in the eyes: black eyes, a droopy eyelid, a pupil that doesn't constrict, vision problems pain in the chest, difficulty breathing, persistent cough pain or numbness in the lower extremities, limping, inability to stand, stumbling bone pain, fever, irritability, listlessness backaches (backaches in children are not usual) Wilms Tumor abdominal swelling and/or pain nausea vomiting constipation loss of appetite fever of unknown origin night sweats abnormal urine color or blood in the urine malaise Brain Cancers a seizure not related to high fever staring, repetitive automatic movements persistent vomiting without any known cause (projectile vomiting), nausea progressive weakness or clumsiness; neck tilt, squint walking, balance problems precocious puberty; growth retardation sleep apnea vision problems headache, especially that wakes the child up at night or is early in the morning pain, especially back pain, which should be taken seriously in a child changes in personality, irritability, listlessness excessive thirst and excessive urination (rare, if the tumor is pressing against the pituitary) Rhabdomyosarcoma lump or swelling, firm and painless to touch, in the extremities, the groin area, or the vaginal area drooping eyelids, swelling of the eye, protruding eyeball, rapid vision changes hoarseness, difficulty in swallowing abdominal pain which persists for more than a week Lymphomas swollen lymph node, especially in the neck, armpit or groin swelling of the face weakness, tiredness sweating, especially at night unexplained fever unexplained weight loss abdominal pain or swelling pain breathing difficulties, occasional cough Retinoblastoma
whitish color behind the pupil problems with eye movements (crossed eyes) a red irritation that persists Source: Free Articles from ArticlesFactory.com
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