Aminata Jalloh - Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Oncology

Aminata Jalloh

When it comes to pediatric oncology you are met with a combination of two extremely difficult medical sectors. On one hand pediatrics is the branch of medicine that handles children, and their disease. This is vastly different from any other care because children are still growing, and adapting which can make treating them a way more complex situation to understand. Along with the care of children you also have oncology. On the other hand, oncology is a branch of medicine that focuses on the study, treatment, and prevention of cancer.



Now looking at pediatric oncology it is important as cancer is such a complex disease with no cure yet, and it is made even harder to cure when found in developing children. One of the main methods of treatment for cancer is of course chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is a form of cancer treatment that slowly kills cancer cell growth will drugs. It works by targeting healthy, and growing cancer cells to stop the condition from worsening. This targets all healthy cells which leads to loss of hair, and nausea. In some cases chemotherapy can affect children more strongly than adults. Since the treatment targets healthy cells it can be detrimental to child growth, and development. Especially with vital organs still developing it is key to be careful when working with this type of treatement. Raising awareness about the illness, and how it works in children can help in steps to find a cure for the future.


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