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Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a cancer that forms in your nerve tissue. It usually begins in the adrenal glands, which sit atop your kidneys. It may also begin in your neck, chest or spinal cord. The cancer often begins in early childhood. Sometimes it begins before a child is born. By the time doctors find the cancer, it has usually spread to other parts of the body. The most common symptoms are
- A lump in the abdomen, neck or chest
- Bulging eyes
- Dark circles around the eyes
- Bone pain
- Swollen stomach and trouble breathing in babies
- Painless, bluish lumps under the skin in babies
- Inability to move a body part
Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy or a combination. Sometimes before giving treatment, doctors wait to see whether symptoms get worse. This is called watchful waiting.
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Neuroblastoma (PDQ): Treatment
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- What Is Neuroblastoma?(American Cancer Society)
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- Gene Found for Rare and Deadly Childhood Cancer(08/25/2008, Reuters Health)
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- How Is Neuroblastoma Diagnosed?(American Cancer Society)
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- Neuroblastoma Treatment by Stage(American Cancer Society)
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Neuroblastoma (PDQ): Screening(National Cancer Institute)
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Neuroblastoma (PDQ): Screening
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- Neuroblastoma: What Happens After Treatment?(American Cancer Society)
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- What Should You Ask Your Child's Doctor about Neuroblastoma?(American Cancer Society)
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- Insurance Issues (Cancer in Children)(Children's Oncology Group, National Children's Cancer Society)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Neuroblastoma(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Neuroblastoma
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Research
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Less-Intense Chemo Effective in Children with Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma(National Cancer Institute)
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Less-Intense Chemo Effective in Children with Intermediate-Risk Neuroblastoma
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References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Bevacizumab suppresses neuroblastoma progression in the setting of minimal disease.
- Article: Prenatal diagnosis and subsequent treatment of an intermediate-risk paraspinal neuroblastoma:...
- Article: p63 Expression in olfactory neuroblastoma and other small cell tumors...
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