Overview

Blood cancer in children is a disease often found in childhood (compared to other oncological neoplasms). The tumor is formed due to the disruption of the process of propagation of bone marrow cells, which begin to grow and divide extremely quickly. Over time, healthy blood cells are displaced from the bone marrow by blast cells. Abnormal tumor cells, in this case, do not localize in one place, as happens in other oncological diseases, which significantly complicates treatment.

Causes of the disease

Experts identify several factors that can provoke the rebirth of healthy blood cells (white blood cells, platelets, red blood cells) into abnormal cells:

• Radiation exposure.
• Adverse environmental factors.
• Genetic predisposition.
• Weakening the immune system. In a person with good immunity, the body independently identifies and destroys abnormal cells.

With an acute form of the disease, which occurs in children in 95% of cases, cells – blasts mutate. In a chronic form of leukemia, they degenerate into malignant mature blood cells. With the advent of metastases, lymph nodes, kidneys, lungs, spleen, liver, etc. are affected. Therefore, it is so important to seek qualified assistance in time. After all, in the initial stages, the disease will cope easier and faster.

Treatment

Today, the Israeli clinic Tel Aviv Medical Clinic is considered the best in the country, thanks to the use of most effective modern methods. Our department of hemato-oncology is equipped with the latest equipment, with the help of which it is possible to diagnose dangerous pathology with 100% accuracy. In 30% of cases, the development of a cancerous tumor can be prevented at the initial stage.

In oncological diseases, the following comprehensive treatment of children and adolescents is carried out:

• Radiation treatment that stops the growth of tumor cells is external or internal.
• Surgical removal of a benign or malignant tumor.
• Chemotherapy stopping tumor growth.
• Symptomatic treatment delaying tumor spread.
• Bone marrow transplantation completely replaces the affected hematopoietic system in blood cancers, the lymphatic system, congenital immunodeficiency, metabolic disorders and inherited blood diseases.

After treatment, each child is under constant and careful supervision by specialists of the hemato-oncology department of Tel Aviv Medical Clinic.