Smoking Mothers , Babies are contracting cancer Open

Smoking Mothers , Babies are contracting cancer Open

BABY newborn got easier chance of lung cancer if their mothers were active smokers . Worse yet, the chance of getting cancer is higher if the mother does not immediately stop his bad habits during pregnancy .

Data from the WHO in 2002 showed , the infant mortality rate is known as the phenomenon of two thirds , namely the phenomenon of two thirds of infant deaths occur in infants 0-1 years old 0-28 hari.Kedua is two thirds of the deaths occurred on the first day . The main causes of infant mortality in addition to the influence of drugs consumed by the mother during pregnancy is the bad influence of cigarette .

" In Dharmais course , throughout 2007 yesterday occurred 606 cases of childhood cancer . Cancer at the age of 0-18 years are all handled by the pediatrician . After 18 years and above can only be addressed by a special doctor cancer , " said Head of Public Relations Section and Household Houses Cancer pain Dharmais Bambang Purwanto .

Furthermore, Bambang added , cancer treatment in children or infants , is more complicated than the treatment of cancer in adults . Because in children or infants , will require special handling . " If the baby has cancer , usually can not be handled by a doctor only. Usually be handled by a specialized team of doctors , " said Bambang .

Handling babies affected by cancer , whether it be lung cancer or cancer of the blood , the doctor will usually wait until the baby is one year old . " Before even one year , doctors did not dare to conduct operations . Due can not determine the proper dose of medication . So baby very complicated cancer treatment , " Bambang added again .

Consideration why doctors must wait one year old baby , among other things, difficult to determine the appropriate dose of anesthetic , and involves a multidisciplinary science .

" The effects of cancer treatment is also greater in babies , infants may experience platelets dropped after treatment . Due to the treatment of cancer in infants should be extra careful , " said Bambang again .

He suggested that during pregnancy the mother was really shy and stay away from cigarettes . " The main cause of lung cancer is the baby due to the mother's cigarette consumption , " he said .