NURS 3444 Lecture 37: 37-The Child with Cancer
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Overview: 12,400 new cases each year vs. 1. 3 million in adults, types of malignancies are different for children compared with adults, 70-90% cure overall, childhood cancer is rare, however: it"s the leading cause of death in children <15. Incidence of pediatric cancers: some people refer to leukemias and lymphomas as liquid tumors, making up about 3000 cases/year, the remaining 5000 cancers are comprised of more than. 051015202530354045leuk/lymphoma 45%cns 20%neuroblastoma-7%rhabdo 7%wilms tumor-6%bone tumors-5%retinoblastoma-3%rare 6%etiologic factors: genetic basis for some types, wilms tumor, retinoblastoma, neuroblastoma, chromosome abnormalities, down syndrome leukemia. Childhood leukemias: this lecture will include an overview leukemia in childhood, including incidence, pathophysiology, clinical presentation, and diagnostic workup, treatment and nursing care of myeloid leukemias of childhood will then be reviewed in detail. What is leukemia: malignant cell = blast , blasts in leukemia, fail to mature, crowd normal cells, normally, the bone marrow is busy manufacturing precursors that will form healthy red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
