Childhood Neuroblastoma: Staging When a child is diagnosed with most types of childhood cancer, including neuroblastoma, a critical part of the diagnosis is the “stage”…
Childhood Neuroblastoma – Treatment
Childhood Neuroblastoma: Treatment Options Neuroblastoma is a form of childhood cancer that begins in the early development of nerve cells. Because this rare form of…
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Staging and Prognosis Factors for Childhood Spinal Cord Tumors
Childhood Spinal Cord Tumor Cancer – Stages and Prognosis The central nervous system (CNS) is composed of the brain and the spinal cord, a delicate…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Kaydence
Meet Kaydence… A donkey-loving 6-year-old diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia. In the summer of 2018, Kaydence began bruising easily and looked exhausted. Her mother, Tarah noticed…
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ACCESS Global Initiative to Improve Availability of Childhood Cancer Medication
ACCO’s CEO, Ruth Hoffman and Access to Childhood Cancer Essentials (ACCESS) co-founder Avram Denburg worked on a global initiative that is improving the availability of…
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Spinal Cord Tumors in Children: Treatment Options
Spinal Cord Tumors Together, the brain and the spinal cord make up the central nervous system (CNS), which is responsible for controlling nearly all of…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Emma D.
Meet Emma… A PBR-loving, supergirl cancer warrior currently fighting stage IV medulloblastoma. She enjoys arts and crafts of all kinds, cooking, playing games and making…
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Update: Advocacy for Childhood Cancer
On February 5, 2019, President Trump announced funding for a new Childhood Cancer Initiative in the amount of $500 million over 10 years. Gold Ribbon…
Childhood Brain Tumors: Staging and Prognosis Factors
Childhood Brain Tumor Cancer – Stages and Prognosis When discussing childhood cancer, we often hear about the “stage” of the cancer. What does that mean,…
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Gold Ribbon Hero: Colton R.
Meet Colton… A Super Mario collector and identical twin brother to Jaiden. He loved watching Spongebob and wanted to be a chef when he grew…
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