- In 2012 alone, 29,000 cases of cancer were reported in minors in the Americas region.
- Leukemia is the most frequent type of tumor among children.
- The story of the graduation of a young man with cancer in a hospital has gone around the world.
All people have dreams and although there are often adversities, the most important thing is to overcome each one to meet the objectives. Such was the case with a young man with cancer who never let himself be knocked down and despite being hospitalized managed to graduate from university.
The protagonist of the story is called Elvis Gonzalez and is originally from Colombia. From an early age he was diagnosed with leukemiaone of the most common types of tumors among children.
Disease of high incidence and serious consequences
According to the Pan American Health Organization (OPS), only In 2012, 29,000 cases of children and adolescents under 15 years of age with cancer were recorded in the Americas. Of all, leukemia was the most common type, followed by central nervous system tumors, and Hodgkin’s and non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas.
In that sense, the pediatric cancer it is not preventable but can be detected early, which increases the chance of cure. In recent years there have been very important advances in treatment, such as the introduction of radiotherapy and chemotherapy. New controlled clinical protocols and more appropriate guidelines for each neoplasm and for each patient have also been created.
The most common type of cancer in children, Acute lymphoblastic leukemia, was considered fatal until 30 years ago. Today, its 5-year survival rate exceeds 70%, which means that most patients can be cured.
Despite the above, the situation is different for children with cancer in developing countries. It is estimated that their survival is between 10 and 20% lower than that of those in the same situation in developed countries. The causes of this situation are attributed to late diagnosis, limited access to treatment, abandonment and recurrence of the disease.
Hospital hosts the graduation of a young man with cancer
Now, to return to the young Colombian, although he was diagnosed with leukemia since childhood, he tried to continue with his life on a daily basis. His dream was always to be a Graphic Designer and through a lot of effort he managed to enter the Autonomous University of the Caribbean.
The rector of the Autonomous University of the Caribbean caused tears in Elvis González who thought that he could not close his effort with a flourishhttps://t.co/bnxZ2dG5Pr
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The problem occurred in the final part of the race when he had to stay in a hospital to comply with his therapies. For this reason he could not go with his classmates to the final party to conclude the university stage.
Given the above, the director of the institution decided to graduate at the hospital and even went to present the diploma to the young man with cancer. It is an action that has immediately been applauded by users on the Internet and has gone viral on social networks.