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These single page, front-and-back PDF flyers offer easy-to-read information about common cancers and cancer causes. Appropriate for the general public, health fairs, informational handouts, and patient education.
On This Page. What are childhood heart tumors? Causes and risk factors for childhood heart tumors. Symptoms of childhood heart tumors. Tests to diagnose childhood heart tumors. Getting a second opinion. Types of treatment for childhood heart tumors. Side effects and late effects of treatment. Follow-up care. Coping with your child's cancer.
Heart cancer is an extremely rare form of cancer that is divided into primary tumors of the heart and secondary tumors of the heart. Types. Primary. Most heart tumors begin with myxomas, fibromas, rhabdomyomas, and hamartomas, although malignant sarcomas (such as angiosarcoma or cardiac sarcoma) have been known to occur.
Heart Infographic for Kids. Anatomy of a Human HEART As you read this, your heart is pumping about five quarts of blood throughout your body. The blood is traveling through more than 60,000 miles of blood vessels (arteries, veins, capillaries).
Establishing an active lifestyle early in life is important because kids who grow up being physically active tend to stay active as adults – and staying active can help reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.1 Unfortunately, many kids do not meet the minimum physical activity recommendations.
Movement of blood through the heart and around the body is called circulation (say: sur-kyoo-LAY-shun), and your heart is really good at it — it takes less than 60 seconds to pump blood to every cell in your body.
The pages that follow provide Life’s Essential 8 – for kids, information on each of the eight elements, why they are important for kids, and how you can easily talk to children about good heart and brain health together.
