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Cancer is a group of many diseases in which certain cells within the body lose their ability to regulate cell division. The cancerous cell multiplies uncontrollably, causing other normal cells to be crowded out and destroyed. If this growth takes place in a vital organ, malfunctions and death can result. Although cancer is primarily a disease of older age, it is the major cause of death in children between the ages of 3 and 14. Because its symptoms are often subtle, childhood cancer is often difficult to detect. The three main cancer therapies have diminished the death rate for childhood cancer therefore the issue for many children and young teenagers with cancer is no longer dying of the disease but living with it. It has been researched that pediatric cancer has a drastic effect on the growth of a young person in terms of both emotional and psychological development. While children often live long lives with cancer diagnosed at a young age, the effects can be devastating.

__Causes of Childhood Cancer:__ · Here I will discuss what causes cancer and how other aspects of this disease may benefit __Risk Factors for Cancer:__ · Here I will discuss what certain risk factors are pertaining childhood cancers and how they might differ from adult cancer. __How Genes Affect Cancer Growth:__ · Here I will discuss what genes may cause the cancer to grow or spread throughout the body. __Psychological Affects of Childhood Cancer:__ · I will discuss how technically the cancer grows throughout the brain and how it may effect a child mentally and emotionally. __Social Affects of Childhood Cancer:__ · Here I will talk about what issues may arise for a child with cancer socially