Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital held the "Because of love. We are children together" child cancer case sharing and publicity activity, leading everyone to know the "Nine Warning Signs", Ben from Vietnam is about to receive a bone marrow transplant.

(Provided by Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital)

[Reporter Wang Jinyi/Hualien Report] Every 3 minutes around the world, one child dies of cancer. The International Children's Cancer Society has designated February 15th as "International Childhood Cancer Day".

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital held the "Because of love. We are children together" child cancer case sharing and publicity activity pointed out that the 9 warning signs of childhood cancer include unexplained pain, enlarged lymph nodes, lumps, persistent fever of unknown cause, Altered growth and development, anemia or bleeding, abnormal neurological symptoms, and lesions of neuroblastoma and retinoblastoma.

Yang Shangxian, director of the Department of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at Hualien Charity Hospital, said that the most common symptoms that parents can judge most intuitively are "fever", "pain" and "swelling".

Many childhood cancers are diagnosed because the child continues to have a high fever but the cause cannot be found. After a blood test, it is found that cancer cells are causing trouble in the body; or like the six-year-old patient "Tang Tang" who suddenly had The abnormal bulge, my mother was very vigilant when she found it, and quickly took him to the hospital for examination, and then he was immediately found to be "histosphere hyperplasia" and received treatment. He has recovered and been discharged from the hospital for about a year, and returns to the hospital regularly for follow-up.

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The Hualien Charity Hospital pointed out that 8-year-old Ben was suffering from leukemia and needed a bone marrow transplant.

Ben's father said that when Ben was diagnosed with cancer, the whole family was very nervous and sad. They went to a local cancer hospital in Vietnam for treatment, only to find that there were more than 200 children with cancer, more than imagined.

Dad is very grateful to the Vietnam Hospital for contacting Dr. Yang Shangxian. After continuous communication and coordination with the follow-up team, Ben had the opportunity to go to Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital to be donated by a matching 6-year-old brother, who is going to be transplanted today.

Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital held the "Because of love. We are together as children" child cancer case sharing and publicity activity, leading everyone to understand the "Nine Warning Signs".

(Provided by Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital)

"In the east, about one fifth of children die within six months after being diagnosed with cancer." Dr. Yang Shangxian said that thanks to the development of medical technology, the 10-year survival rate of Taiwan's pediatric cancer patients has reached 77% in recent years. %, the treatment results are constantly improving, but the 10-year survival rate of children with Huadong cancer is only 70%. Stool or oral mucosal screening is used to check for cancer, but young children cannot do these screenings, and must rely on the immediate vigilance of parents around them when symptoms appear. Therefore, it is very important to know the "9 warning signs" of childhood cancer.

"Cancer is not exclusive to adults." Chen Mingqun, director of the Pediatric Ward, said that although common adult cancers such as liver cancer, lung cancer, colorectal cancer, and rectal cancer are almost invisible to children, they have been among the top three children's cancers for many years. The famous leukemia, brain tumor, and lymphoma still take away many lovely lives every year.

Hualien Mercy Hospital's Children's Cancer Team has been established for more than 20 years. Whether it is in the preliminary discussion, the patient's treatment process, or the follow-up health education after discharge from the hospital, there are doctors, nurses, nutritionists, health teachers, case managers and other professionals. Members of the team involved.

Yang Shangxian, director of the Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Department of Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, pointed out that it is very important to understand the "nine warning signs" of childhood cancer.

(Provided by Hualien Ci Chi Hospital)

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