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Exposure to pesticides and some fertilizers, as well as benzene found in some paints pottery are associated factors that could cause cancer in children, it can be presented in different forms such as leukemia or tumors .The main municipalities in the state where they have detected cases are in the agricultural area.Currently there are 75 new cases, said Agustin Rodriguez Hernandez, a physician responsible for the Program for Prevention and Treatment of Cancer in Infants and Adolescents of state government.

The International Day of Children with Cancer held at Children’s Hospital of this city Eva Samano, director of Health Services in the state, Tiznado Nocetti July, said that on average since 2005, the Ministry of Health in the state (SSM ) has been diagnosed and treated 850 patients.In 2010 there were 75 new cases, 57 are in treatment, five in surveillance, two in palliative care, there have been 10 deaths and abandonment of treatment.

The survival for patients treated at Children’s Hospital is 62.8 percent, which places the national average Michoacán, each year 80 new cases detected in children under 18 years, “hence the importance of having trained personnel to that contributes substantially to the early diagnosis of this condition, “he said. (more…)

On the occasion of International Day of Children with Cancer, held on Tuesday, the Center for Health conducted a campaign of prevention and treatment of this disease in childhood and adolescence, informed the director of the clinic, Rosa Alcocer Villanueva.

The doctor states that the purpose of these activities is to provide children and adolescents for early diagnosis of this disease and a multidisciplinary, timely and quality, to reduce mortality from this cause.

There are many types of cancer could be prevented by avoiding exposure to risk factors like sun and smoke, snuff, he says.

We also know that the problems faced by children with autism are many, as the cost of treatment, the geographical distance of the specialized units and the limited number of places that treat them.

Warning Signs
Why was the creation of systems of protection Health Social has been a fundamental part of the treatment of childhood cancer.

The director of the Health Center says that parents of families should be aware of the ailments that have their children.”Unwarranted pains are a sign of alarm, also unexplained fever, pallor, weight loss, poor appetite, fatigue, among others.”

When these symptoms are found necessary to carry children to the doctor immediately so that you do the necessary studies and identify the causes of the disease .- PC

Vacations can be a risk factor for melanoma
The exposure to the sun rise by 5 percent the presence of moles, which are the most dangerous factor of cancer in children under seven years, said a study released by the journal Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention.

“Parents of young children should be cautious when carrying children on holiday in very sunny places along the sea and where people are all day sun exposure,” said Lori Crane, Department of Community Health School of Public Health of Colorado.

Or tumor growth Moles (nevi) are the first sign of melanoma, the form most lethal skin cancer. In the U.S. alone is estimated that each year the evil afflicting more than 62,000 people and more than 8,000 die from the disease.

According to Crane, parents mistakenly believe that sunscreens are not perfect.

He explained that these products offer some protection but is also likely that children remain in the sun beyond the prudent time which increases the danger, he said.

“We recommend that to reduce the risk activities for boys in the shade between 10 am and 4 pm. And if they must be outdoors, using long-sleeved shirt.

In their study to 681 children born in 1998, scientists found that in the years before the examination to be undertaken to meet 7 years, moles of less than 22 mm increased 5 percent.

“The holidays can be a risk factor for melanoma,” said Crane