What children know - Namie Elisha

Children know laughter

They know tears

Children know peace

They know chaos

Children know acceptance

They know rejection

Children know joy

They know pain

Children know abundance

They know lack

Children know health

They know illness

Children know fulfillment

They know emptiness

Children know hope

They know dismay

Children know love

They know hatred

What they don’t know is WHY!

Types of Cancer

There are over a hundred different types of cancer diagnosed each year, affecting different parts of the body.

Types of Cancer Affecting the Bones

* Ewing's Sarcoma
* Osteosarcoma

Types of Cancer Affecting the Brain

* Brain Stem Glioma, Childhood
* Cerebellar Astrocytoma, Childhood
* Cerebral Astrocytoma/Malignant Glioma, Childhood
* Ependymoma, Childhood
* Medulloblastoma, Childhood
* Supratentorial Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumors and Pineoblastoma, Childhood
* Visual Pathway and Hypothalamic Glioma, Childhood

Types of Cancer Affecting the Breast

* Breast Cancer
* Male Breast Cancer

Types of Cancer Affeccting the Digestive/Gastrointestinal System

* Anal Cancer
* Bile Duct Cancer, Extrahepatic
* Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal
* Colon Cancer
* Esophageal Cancer
* Gallbladder Cancer
* Liver Cancer, Adult Primary
* Liver Cancer, Childhood[
* Pancreatic Cancer
* Rectal Cancer
* Small Intestine Cancer
* Stomach (Gastric) Cancer

Types of Cancer Affecting the Endocrine System

* Adrenocortical Carcinoma
* Carcinoid Tumor, Gastrointestinal
* Islet Cell Carcinoma (Endocrine Pancreas)
* Parathyroid Cancer
* Pheochromocytoma
* Pituitary Tumor
* Thyroid Cancer

Types of Cancer Affecting the Eyes

* Melanoma, Intraocular
* Retinoblastoma

Genitourinary Cancers

* Bladder Cancer
* Kidney (Renal Cell) Cancer
* Penile Cancer
* Prostate Cancer
* Renal Pelvis and Ureter Cancer, Transitional Cell
* Testicular Cancer
* Urethral Cancer
* Wilms' Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors

Gynecologic Cancers

* Cervical Cancer
* Endometrial Cancer
* Gestational Trophoblastic Tumor
* Ovarian Epithelial Cancer
* Ovarian Germ Cell Tumor
* Ovarian Low Malignant Potential Tumor
* Uterine Sarcoma
* Vaginal Cancer
* Vulvar Cancer

Types of Cancer Affecting the Head and Neck

* Hypopharyngeal Cancer
* Laryngeal Cancer
* Lip and Oral Cavity Cancer
* Metastatic Squamous Neck Cancer with Occult Primary
* Nasopharyngeal Cancer
* Oropharyngeal Cancer
* Paranasal Sinus and Nasal Cavity Cancer
* Parathyroid Cancer
* Salivary Gland Cancer

Types of Cancer Affecting the Blood/Hematologic System

Leukemia

* Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Adult
* Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood
* Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Adult
* Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Childhood
* Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
* Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia
* Hairy Cell Leukemia

Lymphoma

* AIDS-Related Lymphoma
* Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma
* Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult
* Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood
* Mycosis Fungoides
* Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Adult
* Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Childhood
* Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma
* Sezary Syndrome
* T-Cell Lymphoma, Cutaneous
* Waldenström's Macroglobulinemia

Types of Cancer Affecting the lungs

* Non small cell lung cancer

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Change the face of Cancer

The global burden of cancer is increasing. Currently, about 11 million people develop cancer and 6.2 million people die every year. This represents a greater than 15 per cent increase since 1990 in both incidence and mortality. Worldwide, 12 per cent of deaths are due to cancer, which is the third leading cause of death following infections and cardiovascular diseases. In the industrialized world, one in four people die from cancer. In the US, the lifetime risk of developing cancer is an astounding 41 per cent. Cancer incidence in the developed world is twice that in the developing world. This is due to the earlier onset of tobacco epidemic, earlier exposure to occupational carcinogens and the western diet and lifestyle. Worldwide, one-third of new cases are preventable while another third are amenable to early detection and treatment. Pain and palliative care strategies enhance quality of life but access to these services is limited.

By 2020, new cancer cases will grow from 11 million to 15 million per year and over 75 per cent of the new cases will be in the developing world. These countries will have only 5 per cent of the treatment resources. While cancer is a major problem worldwide, there are marked geographical differences in incidence and type. The most common cancers worldwide are breast, colorectal, prostate, cervical with the most lethal being lung, stomach and liver. Preventing cancer is easier, cheaper and more effective than treating it. To transfer medical technology "as it is" to developing countries is difficult and usually economically impossible.

While prevention and treatment are desirable, most cases are diagnosed late with surgical resection being the only realistic treatment possible. Of India's 1 billion people, for example, the incidence of cancer is 1 million per year with 80 per cent deemed incurable at the time of diagnosis.

Chemotherapy and radiation therapy are costly and are not widely available in most developing countries. Palliative care is a key priority but access to those services is also restricted since narcotic access is limited in many developing countries to prevent misuse of drugs. More than half of all cancer deaths occur in developing countries. Resources for diagnosis and treatment of cancer in developing countries are limited or non-existent.

In summary, cancer is becoming an increasing health problem worldwide as world population ages and western lifestyles encroach upon developing nations with limited resources. Anaesthesiologists can have important roles not only in the OR and ICU where patients are treated, but also in pain centres and the community where improved palliative care and pain management can impact the lives of millions suffering from this disease.