{"id":241452,"date":"2022-10-29T11:58:24","date_gmt":"2022-10-29T09:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=123767"},"modified":"2022-10-29T11:58:24","modified_gmt":"2022-10-29T09:58:24","slug":"september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention\/","title":{"rendered":"September may be over, but childhood cancer still demands our attention"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"scaip scaip-1 \">\n<aside id=\"republication_tracker_tool-2\" class=\"republication_tracker_tool clearfix\">\n<h5 class=\"adtitle\">Republish for Free<\/h5>\n<div class=\"license\">\n<p><button name=\"Republish This Story\" id=\"cc-btn\" class=\"republication-tracker-tool-button\">Republish This Story<\/button><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"license\" rel=\"noreferrer license noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by-nd\/4.0\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention.png\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Creative Commons License\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention.png\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"message\">\n<p>Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/aside>\n<figure id=\"attachment_123768\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-123768\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?attachment_id=123768\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt width=\"200\" height=\"300\" class=\"wp-image-123768 size-thumbnail lazyload\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-123768 size-thumbnail\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention-1.png\" alt width=\"200\" height=\"300\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-123768\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr Jan Pinchevsky, the Oncology Lead at Takeda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The end of September sees the end of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. While we move into the next month of significance in the healthcare calendar, this doesn\u2019t stop the fact that more children will face a cancer diagnosis and subsequent treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Medical Affairs Therapeutic Area Lead for Oncology at global pharmaceutical company, Takeda, Dr Jan Pinchevsky, believes awareness around childhood cancers is still too low. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), around 400 000 children and adolescents develop cancer every year. According to CANSA, in South Africa, between 800 to 1000 children are diagnosed with cancer annually. However, it is estimated that half of the children with cancer in South Africa go undiagnosed, which Pinchevsky says should be combatted with awareness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, in developing countries like South Africa, care is not as easily accessible,\u201d says Pinchevsky. \u201cThis is often due to a lack of diagnosis, misdiagnosis, or delayed diagnosis \u2013 which are all symptoms of poor awareness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A lack of education and awareness of how cancers develop in children means that many children are diagnosed when it is too late. \u201cWhen cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, the chances of successful treatment may be lowered.\u201d With an ailing healthcare system, and access to care for advanced cancers not always in reach for many, Pinchevsky says early diagnosis may potentially provide better outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn South Africa, there is a well-established oncology healthcare system although cancer awareness is the primary focus, the healthcare sector is poor amidst various service delivery issues.\u201d Pinchevsky says we would rather save our children\u2019s lives by becoming more aware of childhood cancers and how they differ from those that develop in adults.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChildhood cancers are more aggressive and grow more rapidly. Because of this, they are often diagnosed too late. This is why we need to be more vigilant with our children and focus on early diagnosis.\u201dAccording to Pinchevsky, the most common childhood cancers in South Africa are leukaemia, lymphoma, brain tumours, cancer of the kidneys and soft tissue sarcomas (i.e. tumours that begin in the connective tissue).\u201cChildhood cancers are often more aggressive than adult cancers and may progress more rapidly.<\/p>\n<p>However, the good news is that with some exceptions, childhood cancers may respond better to treatments in comparison with adult cancers. This is why we have to be acutely aware and ready to diagnose and treat our children because time is of the essence,\u201d advises Pinchevsky.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/mypr.co.za\/contact\/featured\/\">CLICK HERE to submit your press release to MyPR.co.za<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <span class=\"post-views-icon dashicons dashicons-chart-bar\"><\/span> <span class=\"post-views-label\">Press Release Views since 1 July 2022:<\/span> <span class=\"post-views-count\">181<\/span> <\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-pagination pagination\">Pages: <span class=\"post-page-numbers current\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>1<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/september-may-be-over-but-childhood-cancer-still-demands-our-attention\/2\/\" class=\"post-page-numbers\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Page <\/span>2<\/a><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\">Source: MyPR.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Republish for Free Republish This Story Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. 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