As the country joins the world in commemorating International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the CHOC Childhood Cancer Foundation of South Africa shares childhood cancer facts that you might not know:
- Children get cancer
- Cancer is not contagious
- You cannot get cancer by playing or touching a cancer patient
- Children can be diagnosed with cancer, irrespective of race or gender
- Childhood cancer is a blood disorder and no one is at fault for this illness
- There is a need for the elders to talk about cancer in the family
- Decisions of transfusions or amputations should be taken in consultation with elders in the best interest of the child’s survival
- There are early warning signs and symptoms of childhood cancer
- Children can survive cancer if diagnosed early
- Early diagnosis is the key to survival
- All have a right to health care.
Find out more about International Childhood Cancer Awareness Month at www.choc.org.za
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