What are the signs of different types of Childhood Cancer?

Bone Cancers

• pain in a bone
  
• swelling or tenderness around a bone or joint
  
• interference with normal movements
  
• weak bones, leading to fractures
  
• fatigue, fever, weight loss, anemia
  

• lethargy, weakness, paleness,
• dizziness
  
• back, leg, and joint pain,
• headache, trouble standing or walking
  
• easy bruising, unusual bleeding,
• frequent nose bleeds, bleeding gums, petechiae (red pinpoints on the skin)
  
• repeated, frequent infections
  
• fever that lasts for several days
  
• loss of appetite, weight loss
  
• swollen lymph nodes, bloated or tender stomach, swollen liver or spleen
  
• night sweats
  
• irritability
  

• lump or mass in the abdomen, chest, neck, or pelvis
  
• loss of appetite, nausea, weight loss, stomach pain, constipation, difficulty urinating
  
• changes in the eyes: black eyes, a droopy eyelid, a pupil that doesn't constrict, vision problems
  
• pain in the chest, difficulty breathing, persistent cough
  
• pain or numbness in the lower extremities, limping, inability to stand, stumbling
  
• bone pain, fever, irritability, listlessness
  
• backaches (backaches in children are not usual)
  

• abdominal swelling and/or pain
  
• nausea
  
• vomiting
  
• constipation
  
• loss of appetite
  
• fever of unknown origin
  
• night sweats
  
• abnormal urine color or blood in the urine
  
• malaise
  
• Brain Cancers
  
• a seizure not related to high fever
  
• staring, repetitive automatic movements
  
• persistent vomiting without any known cause (projectile vomiting), nausea
  
• progressive weakness or clumsiness; neck tilt, squint
  
• walking, balance problems
  
• precocious puberty; growth retardation
  
• sleep apnea
  
• vision problems
  
• headache, especially that wakes the child up at night or is early in the morning
  
• pain, especially back pain, which should be taken seriously in a child
  
• changes in personality, irritability, listlessness
  
• excessive thirst and excessive urination (rare, if the tumor is pressing against the pituitary)
  

• lump or swelling, firm and painless to touch, in the extremities, the groin area, or the vaginal area
  
• drooping eyelids, swelling of the eye, protruding eyeball, rapid vision changes
  
• hoarseness, difficulty in swallowing
  
• abdominal pain which persists for more than a week
  

• swollen lymph node, especially in the neck, armpit or groin
  
• swelling of the face
  
• weakness, tiredness
  
• sweating, especially at night
  
• unexplained fever
  
• unexplained weight loss
  
• abdominal pain or swelling
  
• pain
  
• breathing difficulties, occasional cough, sometimes difficulty in swallowing
  

• whitish color behind the pupil
  
• problems with eye movements (crossed eyes)
  
• a red irritation that persists