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Information on childhood cancer for parents & carers
Whether you’re worried about childhood cancer, your child has been diagnosed or you are simply looking for more information, here you can find everything you need to know.
What is childhood cancer?
I am worried my child has cancer
What to do when your child becomes unwell and you worry that it could be cancer.
Diagnosis and tests for cancer in children
Diagnosis means finding out if your child has cancer and, if so, what type of cancer they have.
What causes cancer in children?
Parents often worry that something they did or didn’t do may have caused their child’s cancer. This is not the case.
Chemotherapy and other treatments
Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the use of anti-cancer (cytotoxic) drugs to destroy cancer cells. Children usually have a combination of chemotherapy drugs.
Side effects of chemotherapy
Chemotherapy drugs can cause unpleasant side effects. However, there are often ways of controlling or reducing them.
Radiotherapy
Radiotherapy treats cancer by using high-energy rays to destroy cancer cells in a particular part of the body, while doing as little harm as possible to normal cells.
What happens at the end of treatment?
Follow-up visitors mean the doctor can give your child a general check up and arrange any tests they think are needed.
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Naa’s Story
We first met Naa in 2016 when she was diagnosed with Wilm’s Tumour at 7 years old. In 2021 the cancer returned and Naa underwent treatment again. She has battled cancer twice and is now back in school.
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Rebecca is now able to return to school after undergoing cancer treatment through World Child Cancer in Ghana
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