Learn the most common types of childhood cancers and get detailed information on causes, risk factors and prevention of childhood cancer. read more
This is the most common type of soft tissue sarcoma in children. It makes up about 3% of childhood cancers. For more information see Rhabdomyosarcoma. Retinoblastoma. Retinoblastoma is a cancer of the eye. It accounts for about 2% of childhood cancers. It usually occurs in children around the age of 2, and is seldom found in children older than 6. read more
Leukemia; ALL and AML Pediatric pt comes to you due to pallor, fatigue, prolonged fever with no identifiable cause, h/o recurrent infections, anorexia, petechiae, easily bruised, some bone pain and lymphadenopathy. read more
The most common types of cancer diagnosed in children ages 0 to 14 years in the United States are leukemias, followed by brain and other central nervous system tumors, lymphomas, soft tissue sarcomas (of which half are rhabdomyosarcoma), neuroblastoma, and kidney tumors . read more