Childhood cancer or pediatric cancer is a situation that clearly shows that life is not fair. However, many famous personalities survived cancer at a tender age and went on to become successful in life, thanks to timely intervention. At the same time, the disease is the second most common reason for child deaths after road accidents. Therefore, it’s extremely important to recognise its symptoms as quickly as possible. A few of the common types of childhood cancers are lymphoma, brain tumour, blood cancer, soft tissue sarcoma, kidney cancer and bone cancer. According to the Cancer Research UK platform, these are the major symptoms of cancer in children:

1) Shortness of breath
2) Regular feeling of exhaustion
3) Difficult to pass urine and blood in urine
4) Unexplained swelling, lump or firmness in any part of the body
5) Unexplained red or purple spots that aren’t fading
6) Changes in eye
7) Unexplained, frequent bruising
8) Unexplained nausea
9) Unexplained fever
10) Frequent flu and infections
11) Unusual paleness

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, brain tumours, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumour and lymphoma are the top five cancers found in children. 

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