Childhood cancer symptoms can be easily missed - here's what to look out for

RIGHT SO PICTURE THIS EVERYBODY IS WRONG ABOUT WHAT TO LOOK FOR BECAUSE APPARENTLY ONLY ONE THIRD OF PARENTS FEEL LIKE THEY ACTUALLY KNOW THE SIGNS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER! IT IS HONESTLY TERRIFYING BECAUSE IT IS THE TOP CAUSE OF DISEASE DEATH FOR KIDS UNDER FIFTEEN IN THE UK! THE BBC SAYS NINETEEN HUNDRED KIDS GET DIAGNOSED EVERY YEAR AND STORIES LIKE AMELIA CARROLL ARE SO SCARY BECAUSE SHE WAS JUST TIRED AND SHORT OF BREATH WHICH EVERYONE THOUGHT WAS JUST SCHOOL FATIGUE UNTIL THE BRUISES SHOWED UP! NOW EXPERTS LIKE PROFESSOR BOB PHILLIPS ARE PUSHING A RULE OF THREE CAMPAIGN LIKE IF YOUR KID HAS THREE PERSISTENT SYMPTOMS OR THREE DOCTOR VISITS IN THREE WEEKS GO GET IT CHECKED BECAUSE EARLY DIAGNOSIS IS EVERYTHING AND IT JUST MAKES ME WANT TO CRY THINKING ABOUT IT. ANYWAY I WILL BE FURIOUS ABOUT THIS TOMORROW.

I CANNOT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THIS AND FELT A TOTAL PANIC BECAUSE WE ARE ALL MISSING THE OBVIOUS SIGNS OF CHILDHOOD CANCER! IT IS SUPER RARE BUT STILL THE BIGGEST DISEASE KILLER FOR KIDS UNDER FIFTEEN SO WE HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION! THE ARTICLE TALKS ABOUT THIS RULE OF THREE WHERE IF A KID HAS THREE SYMPTOMS THAT JUST WONT QUIT OR THREE TRIPS TO THE DOCTOR OR THREE WEEKS OF SOMETHING WEIRD HANGING AROUND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT SERIOUSLY! AMELIA CARROLL WAS JUST TIRED AND OUT OF BREATH BEFORE THE BRUISING STARTED AND THAT TURNED OUT TO BE LEUKAEMIA SO WE HAVE TO BE VIGILANT AND WATCH FOR THINGS GETTING WORSE OR JUST NOT GOING AWAY BECAUSE WE HAVE TO LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER RIGHT NOW. ANYWAY THAT IS MY WHOLE THING, LET US DANCE.

A new awareness campaign urges parents to seek medical advice if children have three persistent symptoms or require three doctor visits in three weeks to help improve childhood cancer diagnosis.

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