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Paediatric cancers are those that strike children and adolescents, usually under the age of 15. Unlike adult malignancies, which are often connected to environmental or lifestyle factors, paediatric cancers are typically the outcome of early in life, sometimes even pre-birth, genetic abnormalities. These tumours are more sensitive to treatment even though they usually develop and spread faster. 
Leukaemia, brain and spinal cord tumours, neuroblastoma, Wilms tumours, lymphomas, and bone tumours, including osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, are common forms of paediatric malignancies. The type determines the symptoms; they can include weight loss, fever without explanation, tiredness, swelling, discomfort, or repeated infections.
Usually, diagnosis calls for blood tests, imaging (MRI, CT, PET scans), biopsy, and genetic testing. Usually more aggressive than in adults, treatment options could call for a mix of chemotherapy, surgery, radiation therapy, targeted therapy, and stem cell transplantation.
Advances in medical research, early detection, and specialised treatments have greatly raised survival rates for many paediatric cancers, despite emotional and physical hurdles. Offering complete support for children and their families during the course of treatment depends much on multidisciplinary paediatric oncology teams.