Show ONE Hy Marie L. Uintah Unil Society Childhood cancers Cancer is a dread feared by more people than any other When it strikes an adult over it seems reasonable to conclude that something happening during that per-son's earlier years caused that cancer to Frequently we point to things like cigarettes br diet as With any case of cancer comes as an extreme shock to Most of us are unaware that cancer is the second leading cause of death in second only to In children in the U.S. died as a result of while 2505 died from This latter figure represents 12 percent of all deaths ages Approximately one child in ten thousand gets cancer in any one Leukemia is the most frequent followed by cancers of the central nervous cancers of the sympathetic nervous soft retina and Warning Sing The signals of childhood cancer are similar to the signals of many less Any abnormal for which there is no be investigated These include the bleeding or discharge from a body opening any sore that refuses to heal in a reasonable time any mysterious with or without pain throat problems such as difficult swallowing change in a wart or or other skin marking persistent rash continuing any sudden departure from child's usual bowel habits sudden and unexplained weight loss any mass or swelling in the child's abdomen POKED unexplained and persistent vomiting continuing fatigue when child has adequate rest low but persistent fever with no other symptoms In the treatment of cancer in it is particularly important to get the child to a specialized children's Because of such more than 75 percent of today's patients are being effectively compared with less than 25 percent in The dramatic improvements in treatments for cancer can especially be seen in childhood More than 60 percent of leukemia cases in children are acute where current treatment is producing highly successful Cancers of the eye and kidney are also highly National Because childhood cancer is relatively rare but also very devastating to the support groups have begun all over the country to help families facing these catastrophic The offer assistance in the form of local and a national telephone and newsletter The American Cancer Society is currently establishing Advisory Committees on Childhood Cancer throughout the country at the Division These in cooperation with the National will determine the most pressing needs of children with as well as those of their and the best ways of meeting those The public's support during fund-raising like the April Crusade will keep such programs moving |