Nutritional Status and Development of Children with Cancer

Abstract

Cancer is one disease with number high mortality. Global action data against cancer WHO (World Health Organization) stated that death consequence cancer can reach figure 45% of the years 2007 to 2030, that is around 7.9 million to 11.5 million cases of death. In Indonesia, according to report Risked as prevalence cancer reached 4.3 per 1000 population and became reason death number seven (5.7%) after stroke, tuberculosis, hypertension, trauma, perinatal and diabetes mellitus. In developing countries, cancer is reason main death caused by disease in children on age six month. M though cancer Still seldom found happens to groups age child or Still about 2-6%, however cancer is disease degenerative disease that causes 10% of deaths in children. Purpose: Research This For determine the nutritional status of children sufferer cancer and development child sufferer cancer use KPSP form during the treatment period as well as factor what is related with incident cancer in children. Method: This study use design study descriptive qualitative. Population study is suffering child cancer at home by the Indonesian Cancer Child Care Foundation (YKAKI). A sample of 9 children who suffer cancer at the Indonesian Cancer Child Care Foundation (YKAKI). Data collected with use questionnaire, sheet observation and guidance interview. Data analyzed in a manner Qualitative based on results observation and interview. Result: research in getting normal nutritional status, while development only part get small delay. Conclusion: Interview results show part big family No recognize symptoms and signs cancer, family feel burden adequate physical and psychological heavy, besides obtained problem psychology in children sufferer cancer because factor long treatment and care. It socialized symptoms and signs cancer in children so that can done detection early cancer child and get done handling more fast and precise as well as comprehensive.