Awareness for child cancer?
2015-09-02 9:13 pm
This isn't a question, I just know that a lot of people use this site so hopefully a lot of people will see this. Today I was scrolling through my facebook time line and I came across a video of a mother telling the story of her little boy called Mason, who sadly passed away due to cancer. I'm unsure how old he was when he was diagnosed but my understanding is that he sadly passed away 23 days after his first birthday. Cancer affects so many children. We think nothing of it really. We don't think that little kids can fall ill with something so cruel and deadly, but it's very common and it's not rare. Hundreds and hundreds of children are diagnosed with cancer every year, and hundreds of them pass away because we don't have the medicine to save them. These kids will never have their first kiss, their prom, graduation and they'll never start a family. I'm only 17 myself, so the thought of having my entire life taken away from me due to cancer is scary. It's scary for anyone to think about. But little Mason's story really touched me. There's not much I can do in donations as I'm only 17, but the least I could do is share his story and help more people become aware of how common cancer is in children. If you notice any unusual symptoms in your child, get them checked out by a doctor, it's better to be safe than sorry. Take care everyone.
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2015-09-03 4:03 am
I work with children who have cancer. I saw that video. Get ready for a long, windy response... addressing a few things stated in other answers, as well.
I am pleased to see the amount of awareness going on right now. This is a subject that, up until about two or three years ago, was pretty hush-hush. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month was ignored by a lot of media who deemed it to be "too sad." I know our local media still won't cover it, and this is the first year our hospital has agreed to acknowledge it.
The video about Mason is NOT the normal result of childhood cancer treatment. Mason had a terrible kind of childhood cancer and did not survive. About eighty percent of children with cancer will reach the "long term survivor" stage, meaning they have lived for five years or more since diagnosis.
That's a figure I've seen posted here many times and know well from the childhood cancer organizations I'm involved in, and it's even in the other responses here. HOWEVER, it is a misleading phrase. If a child dies one day after reaching that 5 year mark, they are STILL counted as "surviving" childhood cancer. I've seen this happen. Last summer, a little girl died two days after hitting the five year mark. During those five years, she had about 3-5 months total where she was in remission. She is considered to be a childhood cancer survivor and is included in that eighty percent, despite the fact that her cancer killed her. So that 80% is not necessarily an accurate number, and it really bothers me to see it.
We had a discussion at work yesterday about the term rare. The rate of childhood cancer in United States is currently considered to be 1 in 285 children. 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 19. That's pretty much one per elementary school. I tell children cancer is rare. When I visit schools to talk about a child's cancer, I tell the teachers and the classmates that it's rare, and most children never know another child who has cancer. What is the definition of rare when it comes to a disease? I don't know. Clearly, far fewer children get cancer than adults, but that 1 in 285 number is too high, and it is higher than it was in 2010 (1 in 330 then.)
It is true that childhood cancer receives a tiny fraction of federal funding for cancer research. I realize that this is because the numbers show that cancer occurs in adults SO much more frequently than in children, but when it's your child who is dealing with cancer, that's a hard pill to swallow, to know that for every $100 spent on breast cancer research, mere pennies are spent on all childhood cancer research. Yet it was research on childhood leukemia that really paved the way for combination chemotherapy, and for using a drug that is used in many different kinds of cancer treatment.
You say that you can't do much to help, but you can. Go to http:www.curesearch.org and look for a local CureSearch Walk. CureSearch is an organization that raises money for childhood cancer research. They have walks all over the country, and the money stays local. They are always looking for people to create teams or join teams and to volunteer a the walks. Contact your local children's hospital and speak to the child life specialist or social worker in pediatric oncology. Ask what you can do. Most children's hospitals are in need of items that are easy to gather- fun Bandaids, gift cards, new toys for treasure chests and playrooms, etc. We got a donation yesterday of good tissues and scented hand sanitizer, and this was the best donation ever. Hospital tissues are rough and hospital hand sanitizer often smells odd and the kids develop aversions to it, so this made our patients SO happy- three boxes of soft tissues and about 20 mini bottles of hand sanitizer in watermelon, lime, and beach scents. Seems like a little thing, but helps so much.
I am pleased to see the amount of awareness going on right now. This is a subject that, up until about two or three years ago, was pretty hush-hush. Childhood Cancer Awareness Month was ignored by a lot of media who deemed it to be "too sad." I know our local media still won't cover it, and this is the first year our hospital has agreed to acknowledge it.
The video about Mason is NOT the normal result of childhood cancer treatment. Mason had a terrible kind of childhood cancer and did not survive. About eighty percent of children with cancer will reach the "long term survivor" stage, meaning they have lived for five years or more since diagnosis.
That's a figure I've seen posted here many times and know well from the childhood cancer organizations I'm involved in, and it's even in the other responses here. HOWEVER, it is a misleading phrase. If a child dies one day after reaching that 5 year mark, they are STILL counted as "surviving" childhood cancer. I've seen this happen. Last summer, a little girl died two days after hitting the five year mark. During those five years, she had about 3-5 months total where she was in remission. She is considered to be a childhood cancer survivor and is included in that eighty percent, despite the fact that her cancer killed her. So that 80% is not necessarily an accurate number, and it really bothers me to see it.
We had a discussion at work yesterday about the term rare. The rate of childhood cancer in United States is currently considered to be 1 in 285 children. 1 in 285 children will be diagnosed with cancer before the age of 19. That's pretty much one per elementary school. I tell children cancer is rare. When I visit schools to talk about a child's cancer, I tell the teachers and the classmates that it's rare, and most children never know another child who has cancer. What is the definition of rare when it comes to a disease? I don't know. Clearly, far fewer children get cancer than adults, but that 1 in 285 number is too high, and it is higher than it was in 2010 (1 in 330 then.)
It is true that childhood cancer receives a tiny fraction of federal funding for cancer research. I realize that this is because the numbers show that cancer occurs in adults SO much more frequently than in children, but when it's your child who is dealing with cancer, that's a hard pill to swallow, to know that for every $100 spent on breast cancer research, mere pennies are spent on all childhood cancer research. Yet it was research on childhood leukemia that really paved the way for combination chemotherapy, and for using a drug that is used in many different kinds of cancer treatment.
You say that you can't do much to help, but you can. Go to http:www.curesearch.org and look for a local CureSearch Walk. CureSearch is an organization that raises money for childhood cancer research. They have walks all over the country, and the money stays local. They are always looking for people to create teams or join teams and to volunteer a the walks. Contact your local children's hospital and speak to the child life specialist or social worker in pediatric oncology. Ask what you can do. Most children's hospitals are in need of items that are easy to gather- fun Bandaids, gift cards, new toys for treasure chests and playrooms, etc. We got a donation yesterday of good tissues and scented hand sanitizer, and this was the best donation ever. Hospital tissues are rough and hospital hand sanitizer often smells odd and the kids develop aversions to it, so this made our patients SO happy- three boxes of soft tissues and about 20 mini bottles of hand sanitizer in watermelon, lime, and beach scents. Seems like a little thing, but helps so much.
2015-09-03 12:35 am
While it is tragic that children get cancer, it's also quite fortunate that the incidence of childhood cancer is rare, not common as you were told.
"Childhood cancers make up less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed each year. About 10,380 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2015. Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades.
Because of major treatment advances in recent decades, more than 80% of children with cancer now survive 5 years or more. Overall, this is a huge increase since the mid-1970s, when the 5-year survival rate was about 58%. Still, survival rates vary depending on the type of cancer and other factors. Survival rates for different cancer types are listed in the section “Surviving childhood cancer.”
"Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children (after accidents). About 1,250 children younger than 15 years old are expected to die from cancer in 2015."
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerinchildren/detailedguide/cancer-in-children-key-statistics
(I lost a two-year-old friend two years ago to rhabdomyosarcoma. My heart still aches.)
"Childhood cancers make up less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed each year. About 10,380 children in the United States under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in 2015. Childhood cancer rates have been rising slightly for the past few decades.
Because of major treatment advances in recent decades, more than 80% of children with cancer now survive 5 years or more. Overall, this is a huge increase since the mid-1970s, when the 5-year survival rate was about 58%. Still, survival rates vary depending on the type of cancer and other factors. Survival rates for different cancer types are listed in the section “Surviving childhood cancer.”
"Cancer is the second leading cause of death in children (after accidents). About 1,250 children younger than 15 years old are expected to die from cancer in 2015."
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/cancerinchildren/detailedguide/cancer-in-children-key-statistics
(I lost a two-year-old friend two years ago to rhabdomyosarcoma. My heart still aches.)
2015-09-02 9:22 pm
Childhood cancer is a tragedy. But no, it isn't 'very common'; it's actually quite rare.
There are only a very few of the 200+ types of cancer that might affect a child.
''... we don't have the medicine to save them''. - In fact upward of 75% of children with cancer are now cured of it, thanks to developments in modern medicine.
Of course you were moved and touched by the story of a baby who died of cancer; Of course you are horrified by the idea of a child with cancer. But please don't let your understandable feelings lead you to exaggerate or to distort the facts
There are only a very few of the 200+ types of cancer that might affect a child.
''... we don't have the medicine to save them''. - In fact upward of 75% of children with cancer are now cured of it, thanks to developments in modern medicine.
Of course you were moved and touched by the story of a baby who died of cancer; Of course you are horrified by the idea of a child with cancer. But please don't let your understandable feelings lead you to exaggerate or to distort the facts
2015-09-08 2:58 pm
Awareness for child cancer? According to Vyacheslav Krasheninnikov, vodka dries one's brains. Smoking is censer for the devil. People who use drugs see demons who cleverly disguise themselves as aliens. Vaccines, IVs, tooth fillings, cosmetics, certain foods and drinks, etc. contain nanochips and/or cells of aborted fetuses; intake of which leads to demon possession. If a dog is present in house or church, then the Holy Spirit will leave. Foul language calls upon Pagan deities (demons); Holy Spirit departs on seven meters. Blood contains sins; don't donate blood; don't accept blood transfusion yourself.
Raw celandine (juice) cures cancer in minute amounts (like eating a leaf a day for 10 days, taking a break for 10 days, repeating three times); store this raw juice in dark glass container in a fridge for up to 2 or 3 years; add only hot water if you don't want to drink it cold; collect older celandine that is at least 20 meters away from the river from morning until 3 PM. Zodiac is planetary prison of demons; don't believe in horoscopes or you'll exhibit the traits of the trapped demons. Chanting mantras leads to demon possession; it's not the words that get you possessed; it's the rhythm. Meditation, hypnosis, astral projection, etc. lead to demon possession. Demons pretend to be ghosts and aliens. Barcode is Druid black magic curse. Most thoughts and dreams are from demons; demons never do good.
Oral, anal, masturbation, porn, fornication, adultery, fetishes, cross dressing, etc. lead to demon possession. Sionists want to be the only white people. So, they promote contraceptives (early abortion), interracial marriage, homosexuality, abortion (aborted babies go to hell for 33 and a half years and a demon is freed from hell), etc. America will be last country to switch to Euro (antichrist's world currency). Sionists want to attack Iran. So, they need an excuse, which will be the Statue of Liberty. New Sodom (New York) will be flooded after an explosion in the sea; New Gomorah (Los Angeles) will follow after. Look at what Seraphim Rose had to endure. He was a homosexual, but repented. Now, he is one the great saints of the Orthodox Church. Pray to Seraphim Rose; he'll help you. Give to charity in the name of Archangel Michael; he rescues people from hell twice a year (or brings them up a level, that is, to a level with less punishment; eventually, people are freed). Feed the pigeons; when pigeons bow down, people are saved from hell. Birds participate in time creation. It's a sin to kill birds. Dinosaurs live under our level.
They will get out through sinkholes and lakes. To kill them, go for their nerves. Save the birds; but kill the dinosaurs. First dinosaur will come out of Volga River in Russia. Since antichrist (born to a 12th generation prostitute, flying, big-nailed, gloved, pale-faced, red-eyed, Satan-possessed since he's 12 years old, homosexual man from the tribe of Dan, who wears blue robe over left shoulder while red/pink robe is underneath just like Jesus, and is surrounded by demons but people see angels of light) is around, there is no need for disputes. 666 is not forgivable; it leads to permanent hell. 666 is given with World Passport with no name on it (grey plastic card). Police 666 people on highways. Food stores and prisoners (released by the antichrist) 666 people too. Reject vaccines. Don't go into UFO to be healed by demons. Hide with Orthodox Christians to escape 666; leave all electronics behind so that antichrist's minions can't track you.
Stay away from cats because one can receive mark of the beast because of cats. Pray the Jesus prayer slowly all the time: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner". Sleep fully clothed; also, pray to your guardian angel to have normal sleep. Dress appropriately for your gender. Women wear non-revealing dresses and head-scarfs tied at the front; no pants and no hats for women. Men wear pants and hats (outside only, except priests). Don't get any tattoos. Reject new documents and vaccines. Ask Orthodox Christian priest to bless your house. Get rid of all Occult stuff (ouija boards, talismans, amulets, barcodes, skulls, masks, astrology books, tarot cards, etc.). To break any curse, pray slowly the Psalm "The LORD is my light and my salvation" 40 times a day for 40 straight days. That's 1600 times in total. Forgive me. :)
Raw celandine (juice) cures cancer in minute amounts (like eating a leaf a day for 10 days, taking a break for 10 days, repeating three times); store this raw juice in dark glass container in a fridge for up to 2 or 3 years; add only hot water if you don't want to drink it cold; collect older celandine that is at least 20 meters away from the river from morning until 3 PM. Zodiac is planetary prison of demons; don't believe in horoscopes or you'll exhibit the traits of the trapped demons. Chanting mantras leads to demon possession; it's not the words that get you possessed; it's the rhythm. Meditation, hypnosis, astral projection, etc. lead to demon possession. Demons pretend to be ghosts and aliens. Barcode is Druid black magic curse. Most thoughts and dreams are from demons; demons never do good.
Oral, anal, masturbation, porn, fornication, adultery, fetishes, cross dressing, etc. lead to demon possession. Sionists want to be the only white people. So, they promote contraceptives (early abortion), interracial marriage, homosexuality, abortion (aborted babies go to hell for 33 and a half years and a demon is freed from hell), etc. America will be last country to switch to Euro (antichrist's world currency). Sionists want to attack Iran. So, they need an excuse, which will be the Statue of Liberty. New Sodom (New York) will be flooded after an explosion in the sea; New Gomorah (Los Angeles) will follow after. Look at what Seraphim Rose had to endure. He was a homosexual, but repented. Now, he is one the great saints of the Orthodox Church. Pray to Seraphim Rose; he'll help you. Give to charity in the name of Archangel Michael; he rescues people from hell twice a year (or brings them up a level, that is, to a level with less punishment; eventually, people are freed). Feed the pigeons; when pigeons bow down, people are saved from hell. Birds participate in time creation. It's a sin to kill birds. Dinosaurs live under our level.
They will get out through sinkholes and lakes. To kill them, go for their nerves. Save the birds; but kill the dinosaurs. First dinosaur will come out of Volga River in Russia. Since antichrist (born to a 12th generation prostitute, flying, big-nailed, gloved, pale-faced, red-eyed, Satan-possessed since he's 12 years old, homosexual man from the tribe of Dan, who wears blue robe over left shoulder while red/pink robe is underneath just like Jesus, and is surrounded by demons but people see angels of light) is around, there is no need for disputes. 666 is not forgivable; it leads to permanent hell. 666 is given with World Passport with no name on it (grey plastic card). Police 666 people on highways. Food stores and prisoners (released by the antichrist) 666 people too. Reject vaccines. Don't go into UFO to be healed by demons. Hide with Orthodox Christians to escape 666; leave all electronics behind so that antichrist's minions can't track you.
Stay away from cats because one can receive mark of the beast because of cats. Pray the Jesus prayer slowly all the time: "Lord, Jesus Christ, Son of God, have mercy on me a sinner". Sleep fully clothed; also, pray to your guardian angel to have normal sleep. Dress appropriately for your gender. Women wear non-revealing dresses and head-scarfs tied at the front; no pants and no hats for women. Men wear pants and hats (outside only, except priests). Don't get any tattoos. Reject new documents and vaccines. Ask Orthodox Christian priest to bless your house. Get rid of all Occult stuff (ouija boards, talismans, amulets, barcodes, skulls, masks, astrology books, tarot cards, etc.). To break any curse, pray slowly the Psalm "The LORD is my light and my salvation" 40 times a day for 40 straight days. That's 1600 times in total. Forgive me. :)
2015-09-04 2:37 pm
And your question is?
2015-09-02 9:14 pm
It's people like you who make the world a better place :)
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