Of the leukemia cases that increase every year in our country, more than half are often children, and the trend is increasing year by year. This is a very scary concept, which means that every year, many children suffer from leukemia, and tens of thousands of families suffer from leukemia in their children. What is leukemia
To put it simply, leukemia means that the system responsible for human hematopoiesis has lost normal control, affecting the body's normal blood production and endangering human health. What will happen if a child has leukemia?
1. Lack of energy
The first symptom of a child suffering from leukemia may be that he suddenly becomes less energetic, unlike most children. Lively, no appetite, tired look, pain in some body parts and other abnormal conditions.
2. Physical changes
Children who may suffer from leukemia may show weight loss early on, have a pale and dull body, sweat easily, and are prone to stomatitis, pharyngitis and other symptoms.
3. Fever
Fever is the main symptom of childhood leukemia. If your child always has a low-grade fever, do not treat it as a normal fever and get checked early.
4. Bleeding
Most children with leukemia will always have bleeding spots in the mouth or skin, with varying degrees of bleeding.
5. Anemia
In the early stages, children often suffer from anemia. It is also important to note that most sick children have symptoms of anemia.
6. Bone pain
Most children with leukemia will always feel pain in their legs and feet or bone pain in other parts. Parents are best to take their children to the hospital for early examination. Under what circumstances are children likely to get leukemia
1. Infected with viruses
There are some viral infections that can easily cause children to develop leukemia.
2. Chemical factors
Certain chemical substances can easily cause lesions and cause leukemia in children.
3. Radiation
Excessive radiation is also very likely to cause leukemia, especially if the child has been exposed to a large area of ??radiation.
4. Genetic causes
If the child’s inherited chromosomes become diseased, it may also lead to disease.
How to prevent children from suffering from leukemia. Depending on some of the causes of leukemia, you can prevent children from suffering from leukemia to a certain extent.
1. Do not abuse drugs for your children. When your children are sick, they must take medicines according to the doctor's recommendations, especially some special drugs that are more likely to cause children to suffer from leukemia.
2. Do not let children come into contact with chemicals, especially formaldehyde produced during home decoration, and do not let children stay in the newly decorated environment for a long time.
3. If conditions permit, genetic testing can be performed on the child to find out whether the child has genes that induce leukemia, so that early prevention can be achieved.
4. You can put more plants at home, which can purify the air to a certain extent and absorb bacterial contaminants.
Every family hopes that their children will be healthy throughout their lives. They should take early preventive measures against leukemia so that their children can grow up happy and healthy.
Once a child develops most of the above symptoms, parents should take their child to the hospital for examination promptly and pay more attention to it.