Category Archives: Childhood Cancer
Childhood Neuroblastoma Cancer: Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
What Causes Neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma is caused by the abnormal development of immature nerve cells known as neuroblasts. As a fetus develops, most neuroblasts grow and…
Steps to finding the right cancer clinical trial for your child
What is a Clinical Trial? Clinical trials are a part of long-term research studies designed to develop and test potential new treatment options for cancer…
About Childhood Neuroblastoma Cancer – Detection and Diagnosis
About Neuroblastoma Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer that develops in immature nerve cells within the sympathetic nervous system. Part of the autonomic nervous…
What is the expected life span of Childhood Brain and spinal cord cancer tumors
Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors in Children: Some Introductory Basics On average in the United States each year, there are more than 4,000 new diagnoses…
After Treatment – Living as a survivor of Childhood Brain and spinal cord cancer
Treating Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors The brain and central nervous system control every aspect of our body, from its most basic functions such as…
Action Days 2018
WASHINGTON, D.C. – APRIL 23rd – 24th, 2018 CLICK HERE or the button below to REGISTER: You’re invited to join the American Childhood Cancer Organization…
International Childhood Cancer Day 2018
Advancing Cures, Transforming Care, Instilling Hope FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – February 15, 2018 – Beltsville, MD – (ICCD) is celebrated around the world each year…
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention of Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors
What causes brain and spinal cord tumors in children? Generally speaking, “cancer” is a broad name for a condition in which cells in a particular…
Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Cancer Tumors – Detection and Diagnosis
Childhood Brain and Spinal Cord Tumors: A Brief Introduction When grouped together in a single classification, cancers in the brain and spinal cord are the…
Treatment for Childhood Leukemia
What is the Treatment for Childhood Leukemia? The majority of children diagnosed with childhood leukemia will be treated with chemotherapy. Chemotherapy (often simply called “chemo”…