Kathmandu, February 21
Early diagnosis of cancer in children is helpful in treatment of the disease, says a doctor.
“Early diagnosis and treatment helps children live longer, with fewer health complications,” said Dr Sudhir Sapkota, consultant paediatrician, paediatric haematologist and oncologist at Kanti Children’s Hospital.
Children are found to be suffering from leukaemia, retinoblastoma — eye cancer and wilms tumour — kidney cancer, among other types of cancers.
Data maintained by the hospital showed diagnosis of 141 cases of paediatric cancer and more than 300 new cases were reported by haematology out patient department in 2018-19. There were 61 new cases registered in the hospital’s oncology ward in 2017-2018. According to Sapkota, pollution, radiation, use of insecticides and pesticides are some of the causes for cancer in children.
Fever lasting for a longer time, increased swelling or persistent pain in bones, joints, back or legs, appearance of lump or mass in the abdomen, neck,
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