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Try to Understand the Children Suffering With CancerBY: Ritu Choudhary | Category: Childhood Cancer | Submitted: 2010-07-08 19:40:18
Understand cancer has become more important than ever before because more and more children are now suffering form cancer, or because someone close may and at that time care must be taken of the patient. Cancer is becoming common day by day. When a parent's child or someone else very close suffers form cancer, it becomes very difficult for the family to handle the situation. It is also difficult for the ill parent to involve a child in something as radical as cancer. In this case one can refer some excellent websites on cancer management and take advice of associations and bodies that have their focus and expertise on cancer. It's painful trying to realize the situation of a child who develops cancer. Some basic questions that need to be answered are like what forms of cancer are most common in children? What do these cancers can do to the health of your child and how as a parent you can deal with this realization that your child has cancer. Childhood cancer is also aggravated due to the risk of cancer that arises from their lifestyle: smoking, alcohol, diet, exercise and stress. Every year about 400 children under 14 years suffer form cancer. Between the age group of 15 and 24 there are nearly 500 patients affected annually. Of a total of 65,000 new cancer patients, this is a relatively small group. But among children of age group of 0-15 years, mortality of babies from cancer is only next to the natural death. The occurrence of cancers in children is not the same as in adults. Children mainly developing cancer like leukemia and tumors of the central nervous system is the most common. Of all young cancer patients who had leukemia in 1999, nearly 30% suffered from cancer of the central nervous system compared to 7% in adults. Every year in Europe 100-120 children suffer form leukemia and 80 children under 15 years by brain tumor. A brain tumor can occur at any age, but they are most commonly found in children between 5 and 10 years old. How to cope-up with childhood cancer? When parents hear that their child has cancer is like a huge shock. In this first stage, parents often feel confused and when they receive this information they do not know how to deal with this bad news. It is important for adults as a parent to properly inform and not to hesitate to ask the right questions to the doctor. Often parent's emotions of denial, anger, guilt, sadness and fear are seen as the first reactions. These are normal reactions when faced with a serious disease like cancer, actually these emotions acts as a learning phase to deal with tough situations ahead. However, it is important to realize that this is when a child needs maximum support from his parents. A child will be extra sensitive to the emotions of his parents. For example, if a child feels that parents deny the disease, the response of the child will be the same, they may start hiding their own feelings and fears and problems. For example, if a child feels that parents deny the disease, the response itself and hide his own feelings and fears from his parents. To accept and agree to a tough diagnosis of cancer, it is important to keep talking with everyone involved in the situation. Feelings of guilt often play a role. Parents may think they have done something wrong in the past, and due to which the cancer has originated. It is important to realize that as a parent there is nothing you can do to make or break cancer, its simply not parents fault. Openness to your child about the disease and what this entails is a good way to cope with the disease. As a parent, you must be prepared for questions about death and fear. Article Source: http://www.cancer-surgery.com/ About Author / Additional Info: I am not a cancer doctor. Always consult your doctor before taking any action or conclusion regarding your medical condition. Comments on this article: (0 comments so far)
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