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What Are The Signs Of Different Types Of Childhood Cancer?
By Michael Monheit, Esquire, Monheit Law, PC, Thu Dec 8th
Bone Cancers - pain in a bone
- swelling ortenderness around a bone or joint
- interference with normalmovements
- weak bones, leading to fractures
- fatigue,fever, weight loss, anemia
Leukemia - lethargy, weakness, paleness,
- dizziness
- back, leg,and joint pain,
- headache, trouble standing or walking
- easy bruising, unusual bleeding,
- frequent nose bleeds,bleeding gums, petechiae (red pinpoints on the skin)
- repeated, frequent infections
- fever that lasts forseveral days
- loss of appetite, weight loss
- swollen lymphnodes, bloated or tender stomach, swollen liver or spleen
- night sweats
- irritability
Neuroblastoma - lump or mass in the abdomen, chest, neck, or pelvis
- loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss, stomach pain,constipation, difficulty urinating
- changes in the eyes:black eyes, a droopy eyelid, a pupil that doesn't constrict,vision problems
- pain in the chest, difficulty breathing,persistent cough
- pain or numbness in the lower extremities,limping, inability to stand, stumbling
- bone pain, fever,irritability, listlessness
- backaches (backaches in childrenare not usual)
Wilms Tumor - abdominal swelling and/or pain
- nausea
- vomiting
- constipation
- loss of appetite
- fever of unknown origin
- night sweats
- abnormal urinecolor or blood in the urine
- malaise
- Brain Cancers
- aseizure not related to high fever
- staring, repetitiveautomatic movements
- persistent vomiting without any knowncause (projectile vomiting), nausea
- progressive weakness orclumsiness;
neck tilt, squint - walking, balance problems
- precocious puberty; growth retardation
- sleep apnea
- vision problems
- headache, especially that wakes thechild up at night or is early in the morning
- pain,especially back pain, which should be taken seriously in a child
- changes in personality, irritability, listlessness
- excessive thirst and excessive urination (rare, if the tumoris pressing against the pituitary)
Rhabdomyosarcoma - lump or swelling, firm andpainless to touch, in the extremities, the groin area, or thevaginal area
- drooping eyelids, swelling of the eye,protruding eyeball, rapid vision changes
- hoarseness,difficulty in swallowing
- abdominal pain which persists formore than a week
Lymphomas - swollen lymph node, especially in theneck, armpit or groin
- swelling of the face
- weakness,tiredness
- sweating, especially at night
- unexplainedfever
- unexplained weight loss
- abdominal pain or swelling
- pain
- breathing difficulties, occasional cough, sometimesdifficulty in swallowing
Retinoblastoma - whitishcolor behind the pupil
- problems with eye movements (crossedeyes)
- a red irritation that persists
About the author:Michael Monheit, Esquire is the managing attorney for MonheitLaw. The practice focuses on plaintiff personal injury cases.For more infomation, please use our EwingsSarcoma Case Inquiry Form
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