The 8-year-old child suffers from leukemia, and the father refuses treatment for fear of 'empty people and money': this is a bottomless pit
"It's a bottomless pit, and it can't be cured." Facing his son with leukemia, his father Wang Bao (pseudonym) refused to treat him.
8-year-old Qiangqiang was in the first grade. His mother, Zhang Ya, found that Qiangqiang had a yellow complexion, loss of appetite, and kept complaining of leg pain , so he took him to the local First People's Hospital for examination. Unfortunately, he was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia .
In the face of Qiangqiang's confirmed case list, the husband and wife have completely different attitudes. Father Wang Bao thought it was an incurable disease and wanted to give up treatment, while his mother Zhang Ya was very distressed and very angry at Wang Bao's giving up attitude.
Two weeks after Qiangqiang was hospitalized, Wang Bao refused to accept the treatment plan. Although Zhang Ya refused to sign it, Wang Bao still signed "rejection of treatment" on the discharge notice and took Qiangqiang home.
When the reporter went to interview, Wang Bao said that he was giving Qiangqiang some health products and would never be admitted to the hospital for treatment. He believes that doctors are lying, that leukemia cannot be cured, and in the end, it must be just empty of money and people, and it is better to forget it at home. In fact, according to the doctor's examination, Qiangqiang has no high-risk factors, and the cure rate after standardized treatment is about 80% , so he can live a normal life, and childhood leukemia is no longer an incurable disease in the traditional sense.
According to the data published in the "National Children's Cancer Detection Annual Report 2020", leukemia currently accounts for 57.21% of childhood cancer diseases, and is currently the most common childhood cancer disease.
Why do children get leukemia? Is the treatment of leukemia a bottomless pit ? Today Xiaojiu will talk to you about childhood leukemia.
1. What is it that makes leukemia reach out to children?
News of childhood leukemia seems to have become more and more common in recent years, and leukemia is indeed a high proportion of childhood tumors. Why do children always get leukemia?
The alias of leukemia is blood cancer, that is, blood cancer. Generally, normal blood cells are divided into three types: white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets. After excessive and abnormal differentiation of these white blood cells, a large number of non-functional cells will be produced. They infiltrate and destroy everywhere, and also limit other functional platelets and red blood cells. The proliferation of leukemia eventually causes the patient to show various symptoms such as fever, anemia, lymphadenopathy, and hepatosplenomegaly, which is leukemia.
What is the cause of leukemia? Liu Qiqi, chief physician of the Department of Hematology, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, expressed his opinion: Although the pathogenesis of leukemia has not yet been clarified, it may be related to many factors, such as environmental pollution, family inheritance, and viral infection. "Leukemia is not caused by a single factor, but is often caused by the interaction of multiple factors," said Director Liu Qifa.
In fact, not only children, anyone can suffer from leukemia, the following are the murderers.
1. Inferior stationery
Long-term use of inferior and substandard stationery, such as "scented" ballpoint pens, is likely to cause chronic benzene poisoning in children and increase the risk of leukemia.
2. Drug abuse
Do not abuse drugs, especially when taking cytotoxic anticancer drugs, chloramphenicol, immunosuppressive drugs and other drugs.
3. High-risk places
All kinds of paint, board furniture, floors, etc. may produce formaldehyde, benzene and other volatile organic compounds, and staying in this environment for a long time will increase the risk of leukemia. In addition, people who live near chemical plants, oil fields, or have long-term exposure to chemical preparations will also have a higher risk of leukemia.
Generally speaking, acute lymphoblastic leukemia accounts for 70% of childhood leukemias , and acute non-lymphocytic leukemia accounts for 20-30%. Professor Fang Yongjun, chief physician of the Department of Hematology and Oncology, Nanjing Children's Hospital, led a team to compare 570 children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia with 1,000 normal children in the five years from 2007 to 2012.
In the end, Professor Fang Yongjun's team found that:
· In a newly renovated house within six months, the risk of children suffering from leukemia will increase by 4.76 times.
·Drinking and smoking by parents during pregnancy will cause harm to the unborn child, leading to an increase in the prevalence of leukemia in the child.
2. Children with these symptoms should not be ignored
Children are the hope of a family and even a country. Parents should pay more attention to the health of their children, especially if the children have the following symptoms, be alert to whether it is a signal of leukemia, and it is best to take the children to the hospital for a comprehensive examination in time.
• Pale face and symptoms of anemia;
• After the child is treated, the symptoms of high fever are repeated and persistent;
• The child's skin has bleeding spots or petechiae, bleeding gums, and nosebleeds;
•Bone marrow pain, easy to wake up at night;
• swollen lymph nodes, liver and spleen;
Here, I also want to remind everyone that leukemia is easily confused with rheumatoid diseases . Deputy Chief Physician Ke Zhiyong from the Department of Pediatrics of Zhongshan First Hospital gave a distinction suggestion:
Leukemia causes fever, joint pain, and abnormal blood counts very similar to rheumatoid arthritis, but leukemia also causes hepatosplenomegaly and secondary infections. In addition, the diagnosis of leukemia is not only based on symptoms, but also a bone marrow examination.
Like Qiangqiang's father, many people may think that leukemia is incurable. In fact, the cost of leukemia treatment is not a bottomless pit.
Li Jian, director of the Department of Pediatric Hematology, Union Hospital Affiliated to Fujian Medical University, believes that the course of treatment for children with acute leukemia is usually about 2-3 years. If no serious complications occur during the treatment, the total cost of treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia is 10%. Thousands of dollars up and down. Still, it's a huge hardship for some families.
3. The incidence of childhood cancer is regular
Cancer and children are always difficult to be associated with, but in the past 30 years, the incidence of childhood cancer in China has been increasing year by year. Common childhood tumors include leukemia, nervous system tumors, and lymphomas.
Generally speaking, the incidence of various blastomas is high during the period of 1-3 years of age in children, while after the age of 6, the child will enter a relatively safe period, and during the period of 12-14 years old, it is non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma and osteosarcoma. peak period.
In life, if parents find that their child has symptoms such as abnormal mass, unexplained pain, fever, weight loss, precocious puberty, etc. , they must pay attention and seek medical attention in time.
In addition, the child can be self-examined in the following two ways.
①Touch self-check
With the fingers together, check the child in the following three order:
• From the front and both sides of the neck → shoulders up and down the clavicle and armpits → elbows and arms (head, neck and upper limbs)
• Abdomen → Both sides of abdomen → groin → inner thigh → full foot and toes (front lower limbs)
•Scapula → gluteal cleft → coccyx and anus (posterior perineum)
Abnormal situation: abnormal mass is touched, there is obvious swelling, the child has pain, etc.
② abdominal examination
Bring your fingers together and gently press the child's belly button with the palm of your hand, slowly pressing down deeply until you reach the spine.
Abnormal conditions: abdominal swelling, unable to feel the beat in front of the spine, the child feels tenderness and discomfort, etc.
In the past, leukemia was regarded as an incurable disease, but with the advancement of medical technology, leukemia has a chance to be cured. Of course, for cancer, the more important thing is "prevention". As a parent, you should create a healthy living environment for your child, and always pay attention to your child's health. In addition to daily self-examination, you should also take your child to the hospital for a regular health check. Early detection and early treatment of cancer can help children get better results. Good lifetime!
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