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Eight Most Common Ways to Prevent Pediatric Cancer

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First, the obvious one : Don't use tobacco, and don't allow anyone else to smoke around your kids. I know, easier said than done, but four out of five cancers are caused by tobacco. The poison in tobacco damages DNA, increasing the incidence of 14 different cancers , including lung, some leukemia , voice box, throat, liver, kidney... Smoking alone increases the risk of cancer by 25%. The side smoke emitted from the burning end of a cigarette contains 3 times that of carbon monoxide, 10 times that of nitrosamine and hundreds of times that of ammonia of the exhaled smoke. Add to this that if you smoke, your child's chance of becoming a daily addict increases by 25 times, increasing their risk even more. just do not. No excuse is not enough. Also Known As : Protect Them From Sunburn To Prevent Skin Cancer . Use at least SPF15 and reapply throughout the day. Look for shade during peak hours. Stick a hat on their head that paints their face, and a pair of sunglasses on their nos...

Inborn Errors of Metabolism | Top Geneticists Delhi

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Inborn Errors of Metabolism | Top Geneticists Delhi  Inborn errors of metabolism (IEMs) are a large group of rare genetic diseases that typically result from a defect in an enzyme or transport protein that results in inhibition of a metabolic pathway. Effects are caused by toxic accumulation of substrates it defects in energy production and utilization due to the reduction of products beyond the block, or a combination of these metabolic deviations. Often the central nervous system (CNS) is affected, leading to neurological diseases. The incidence of IEM, collectively, is estimated to be as high as 1 in 800 live births, [1] but this varies greatly and depends on the population. Phenylketonuria (PKU) and medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (MCAD) deficiency are most prevalent with associated incidences of 1 in 10,000 and 1 in 20,000 Inborn errors of metabolism are a heterogeneous group of disorders that may be inherited or result from spontaneous mutations. These diseases involve ...