The dream of high school entrance exam is shattered: a 15-year-old boy is suffering from bone cancer. Parents must pay attention to these three warnings!

Bone cancer is a relatively rare malignant tumor, but it is heartbreaking that 15-year-old middle school student Xiaoxin (pseudonym) has become its unfortunate victim. Xiaoxin is the only child in the family, with excellent academic performance and many honors in school. Originally, his parents had high expectations for his upcoming high school entrance examination, but the onset of cancer made all this come to naught.

Xiaoxin has always loved sports. He is always the most active one in physical education class. He is good at running and playing ball. But in June this year, he suddenly felt pain in his legs. At first, he thought it was caused by over-exercise and he just needed to rest for a few days. However, not only did the pain not disappear, but his left leg also became swollen. After the high school entrance examination, his parents immediately took him to the hospital for examination. After preliminary examination, the doctor suspected that Xiaoxin had osteosarcoma. Faced with this result, his parents couldn't believe it, and took him to a larger hospital, and finally diagnosed it as a malignant tumor. This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the 15-year-old Xiaoxin.

Because the newly grown tumor is large, the doctor said that surgery is not possible for the time being. Chemotherapy can only be used to shrink the tumor, and then surgery can be performed to remove it.

Causes of Bone Cancer

Why did Xiaoxin suffer from bone cancer at such a young age? The causes of bone cancer are complex and varied, mainly including the following aspects:

Chemicals: Animal experiments have shown that certain chemicals such as methylcholanthrene can induce osteosarcoma.

Physical factors: Long-term exposure to ionizing radiation may also cause bone cancer.

Benign bone diseases: Benign diseases such as osteoblastoma and osteochondroma are also potential causes of bone cancer.

Genetic factors: Certain chromosomal abnormalities are also associated with the occurrence of bone cancer.

Three major warning signs before bone cancer occurs

Bone and joint pain

The most obvious symptom of bone cancer is pain. The pain is not obvious at first and is intermittent. Later, it will develop into persistent pain, which is especially obvious at night. However, bone and joint pain is not unique to bone cancer. Arthritis, rheumatism, etc. can also cause similar pain. Therefore, it is easy to misdiagnose clinically, especially for parents of teenagers who tend to think it is "growing pains." Here is a reminder to all parents that if their children continue to feel bone pain, they should be vigilant.

Easy fracture

The bones of bone cancer patients are very fragile and may be fractured with the slightest injury, and the fracture site will also swell.

Bony mass

Some patients may also experience lumps or swelling in the joints, which most people would think is caused by bumps and bumps. If the lumps persist, be sure to see a doctor as soon as possible.

These are early symptoms of bone cancer, but because they are too common, many people usually ignore them. If you wait until the late stage symptoms such as insomnia, sudden weight loss, anemia, etc. appear, the disease has already developed to a point where it is difficult to save, and the treatment effect will be greatly reduced.

Call for attention

Xiaoxin's experience is heartbreaking and a wake-up call for us. As parents and teachers, we should always pay attention to the health of children. Once we find any abnormality, we should take the children to the hospital for a detailed examination. We have a great responsibility for the children's future good life.

I hope that Xiaoxin can recover soon, and I also hope that similar tragedies will not happen again. A little more vigilance and a little more inspection may save a life. Please share this article with more parents and friends, and let us pay attention to the healthy growth of children together.

Conclusion

Health is everyone's most precious wealth, especially for children in their prime years. I hope everyone can pay more attention to childhood bone cancer, detect and treat it early, and let youth bloom forever without worries.