According to the American Cancer Society, in 2019 about 11,060 children under the age of 15 will be diagnosed with cancer in the United States. After car accidents, the leading cause of death in children is cancer.

Cancer in children is a big problem because it can’t be treated the same way as cancer in adults. The treatments contain toxins that can affect their development. Many of the survivors suffer from lifelong damage to their organs and mental health. The causes of cancer in children, such as Leukemia and Lymphoma are unknown. Some risk factors of cancer in children are radiation exposure or exposures by parents such as smoking. Most childhood cancers are DNA changes that happen in the child’s DNA, early in their lives, even before birth. There is really no way to prevent cancer in a child. To treat cancer some of the treatments include surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Radiation can cause more serious side effects than chemotherapy.

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