2024-02-08 20:00:28
The leukemia in Mexico It is one of the biggest public health problems among the child population. Something that is not always taken into account is that it is a very costly disease for the patient’s family. It also requires treatments that can last for long periods of time.
Overview of leukemia in Mexico
To understand its impact, the Ministry of Health (SSa) affirms that of the six thousand cases of child cancer that occur every year in Mexico, half are leukemias.
Within the various classifications that exist, the acute lymphoblastic leukemia is the most frequent. It’s about a malignant disorder in the cells that produce blood that affects blood cells and platelets. It originates in the bone marrow and is more common in preschool age.
What are the symptoms of leukemia?
- Fever or chills.
- Persistent fatigue.
- Weakness.
- Frequent or serious infections.
- Weight loss without trying.
- Swollen lymph nodes.
- Enlargement of the liver or spleen.
- Bleeding and bruising easily.
- Recurrent nosebleeds.
- Small red spots on the skin (petechia).
- Hyperhidrosis, especially at night.
- Pain or tenderness in the bones.
If any of the aforementioned signs occur, it is necessary to see a health professional immediately. Through different tests, the minor’s condition can be accurately identified.
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What public hospitals offer free care to children with leukemia in Mexico?
For its part, because it is an expensive disease, it is also important to know the options you can use. In the case of people who are not beneficiaries of the IMSS and ISSSTE, there are the following SSa hospitals that offer free medical care.
- Children’s Hospital of Mexico “Federico Gómez” (HIMFG).
- General Hospital of Mexico (HGM).
- National Institute of Pediatrics (INP).
- Regional High Specialty Hospital of Ixtapaluca (HRAEI).
- Hospital Juárez de México (HJM).
- National Institute of Medical Sciences and Nutrition “Salvador Zubirán” (INCMNSZ).
- General Hospital “Dr. Manuel Gea González.
The first choice treatment of leukemia is the chemotherapy. When a patient does not respond adequately, it is assessed whether he or she is a candidate for transplant.
What is leukemia?
Leukemia is a disease characterized by the excessive multiplication of cells in the bone marrow (found within the bones where blood cells are produced), to such a degree that they completely invade it. The proliferation can reach organs such as the liver, spleen, skin, central nervous system and kidney.
The immediate consequence is a noticeable decrease in the patient’s defenses. For example, a normal person could have the flu but leukemia patient It causes pneumonia.
Likewise, girls and boys may have an enlarged stomach, due to the growth of the liver or spleen, as well as weight loss, due to the consumption of nutrients by the multiplying cells.
In people with a genetic predisposition to develop some type of leukemia or cancer The presentation of the disease could be accelerated when they are exposed to a chemical or an important infectious process.
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