The concept of commemoration of International Childhood Cancer day was introduced in 2001 by ‘Childhood Cancer International’(CCI), the umbrella patient support organization of childhood cancers comprising parenting organizations, childhood cancer survivor groups, the number of cancer societies and other civil society organizations. In 2019, 402 males and 378 females were diagnosed having childhood or adolescent cancers giving 1 to 1 male to female ratio of incidence of childhood cancers. Common childhood cancers are Leukaemias (blood cancer), bone cancers, Lymphomas (cancer of the lymph nodes) and brain tumours. The Global Registry of Covid-19 in Childhood Cancer: a large multinational study on Covid 19 affected childhood cancer patients revealed that severe disease of Covid -19 infection happens among 20 percent of childhood cancer patients in comparison to 6% of average childhood cancer patients. Most of the childhood cancers are curable if prompt treatment is offered as early as possible.

Source: Sunday Observer February 13, 2022 02:11 UTC