Bone cancer occurs as a malignant tumor of the bone or its appendages. The tumor has the characteristics of rapid development, poor prognosis, and high mortality, and is clinically divided into primary and secondary.
Most primary bone cancers are related to infection, endocrine abnormalities, heredity and other factors; and malignant tumors from other tissues or organs in the body are transferred to bones through blood circulation and lymphatic system, which is a secondary malignant bone tumor.
After suffering from bone cancer, patients will have typical symptoms such as obvious pain, local lumps, dysfunction, weight loss, and pathological fractures.
If not treated in time, symptoms such as varicose veins, joint inability to move freely, mechanical infarction of the digestive tract and genitourinary tract, and even paralysis may occur.
Data show that the incidence of bone cancer in adolescents is increasing year by year, and parents should pay attention to this. So why does bone cancer "target" children?
1, long-term radiation
As the development trend of electronic products becomes more and more prosperous, everyone's dependence on electronic products is also increasing. Although common electronic products emit very little radiation to the body, they are not completely free of radiation.
In addition, the bones in adolescence are not completely fixed and are still in a state of development, and the use of these electronic products for a long time will not only affect the eyes and spine, but also may become a potential predisposing factor for bone cancer. Secondly, if you are often exposed to radioactive elements such as radium, hydrogen, and strontium, you may also induce bone cancer.
2, do not pay attention to details
Because the bones of adolescents are in the growth and development stages, they are prone to growth pain. In addition to this cause, it may also be pain caused by bone cancer. However, growing pain is too common, so many parents do not pay attention to the pain mentioned by their children.
And in the growth period of bones, bone cells have a certain chance of mutation, and bone cell mutations are the main cause of bone cancer, so when children often have bone pain, we must be vigilant, it is recommended to seek medical treatment in time and find out the cause, so as not to miss the best time for treatment.
3. The treatment of bone disease is not complete
Adolescents often fall and are injured in childhood, resulting in fractures or bone and joint damage, etc., these bone diseases if not properly treated, they may fall to the root of the disease, thereby increasing the risk of bone cancer in adolescents.
Therefore, for problems such as fractures and bone and joint damage in children, we must treat them thoroughly and cut off the possibility of hidden dangers remaining. Second, if there is a history of chondroidoma and osteoblastic disease, it should be more important to pay attention to, which may also induce bone cancer.
4. Often do radiation inspections
I believe that many children have done ionizing radiation examinations, such as X-rays, etc., these radiations are very harmful to the body, once or twice a year to the body will not cause too much impact, most of the child's body can be metabolized out, but if the physique is weak or often do this kind of examination, not only will increase the risk of bone cancer, but also may become a cause of leukemia.
Bone cancer can occur at any age, but adolescents are increasingly likely to develop bone cancer for the reasons mentioned above. Bone cancer brings extremely high harm, not only serious physical discomfort, but also can cause a variety of complications, so parents must pay more attention to the child's physical condition.
When your child has pain, take it to the hospital for examination in time so as not to miss the best time for treatment. At the same time, parents should also tell their children that they should immediately explain to their families when they are unwell, and they should not blindly endure.