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…
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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…
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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”…
Signs and Symptoms of Childhood Leukemia
About Childhood Leukemia (ALL & AML) Childhood leukemia—a blood-based cancer in which abnormal cancer cells grow in the bone marrow—is the most common type of…
Gold Ribbon Hero – Kendra Sparby
Introducing ACCO Gold Ribbon Hero, Ms. Kendra Sparby Today’s Gold Ribbon Hero is Ms. Kendra Sparby, an outstanding young woman from Minnesota committed to making…
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Gold Ribbon Hero Korbyn M
Incredible Strength and Courage “Reason this person is a Gold Ribbon Hero: I think my grandson is a Gold Ribbon Hero because from the time…