NIMS Hyderabad International Childhood Cancer Day 2013 Awareness Walk

“A day in which the strength, courage and resiliency of children with cancer and their families are celebrated”

“Yes, we can! Childhood cancer can be beaten”

* “Early detection... making a difference”
*Cancer in children is curable
*However, delayed diagnosis diminishes survival rates. While in resource rich countries 8 out of 10 children survive with their disease, in countries with low resources only 2 to 3 of 10 will survive - mostly due to late presentation at the
Hospital and lack of well-equipped and specialized units. That means: each year more than 90,000 children worldwide die needlessly!

* Help children with cancer by spreading this information
* Early warning signs for cancer in children
* Seek medical help early for persistent symptoms such as:
* White spot in the eye, new quint, new blindness, bulging eyeball
* Lump in: abdomen and pelvis, head and neck, limbs, testes, glands
* Unexplained prolonged fever for over 2 weeks
* Unexplained loss of weight, pallor, fatigue, easy bruising or bleeding
* Aching bone, joints, back and easy fractures
* Neurological signs: change or deterioration in walk, balance or speech,
Regression of milestones, headache for more than 2 weeks with or without vomiting; enlarging head

* NO CHILD SHOULD DIE OF CANCER