Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
Gold Ribbon Hero: Michele
Meet Michele, a forever 24-year-old cancer warrior that was taken too soon. Just by looking at Michele’s social media, you could tell that she loved…
About Spinal Cord Cancer Tumors – Signs and Symptoms
The Signs and Symptoms of Spinal Cord Tumors in Children Together, the brain and the spinal cord—the sensitive column of nerve cells inside the vertebrae…
More than 17,000 Chemotherapy drugs donated to Ethiopian Children
THE ACCESS TO CHILDHOOD CANCER ESSENTIALS (ACCESS) INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES TRANSFORMATIVE PROGRAMS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO CRITICAL MEDICINES • Multistakeholder partnership seeks to enhance care for…
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention of Childhood Spinal Cord Cancer Tumors
What causes spinal cord tumors in children? When we think of the spine, or backbone, we generally think of it as the part of the…
Spinal Cord Tumors in Children- Detection and Diagnosis
Detection and Diagnosis The brain and the spinal cord make up what is known as the Central Nervous System (CNS) and together, they control nearly…
Life as a Survivor of a Childhood Brain Tumor or Spinal Cord Tumor
After Treatment The central nervous system—including the brain and the spinal cord—grows and develops very quickly during childhood. This rapid rate of growth and development…
What is the expected life span of Childhood Brain Tumor Cancer?
Brain tumors “What is my child’s prognosis?” This seemingly simple but critical question is often among the first that parents will ask their child’s oncologist…
What are the Signs and Symptoms of Brain Tumors in Children?
Brain Tumors When classed together in a single grouping, cancers in the brain and spinal cord are the second most common type of childhood cancer…
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention of Childhood Brain Tumor Cancer
Why do some children develop brain tumors? Any time a child is diagnosed with a brain tumor or other type of cancer, the most obvious…
Childhood Brain Tumor Cancers – Detection and Diagnosis
About Childhood Brain Tumors After leukemia, brain tumors (including spinal cord tumors) are the second-most common type of cancer in children, accounting for about 25%…