Childhood Cancer: What About My Other Children?

Childhood Cancer: What About My Other Children?

A cancer diagnosis is devastating for an individual of any age, but it is particularly difficult for families dealing with a childhood cancer diagnosis. Dealing with childhood cancer can be frustrating, terrifying, and devastating at the same time. Throughout the process, many parents understandably overlook how difficult the diagnosis can be on the siblings of…
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Cancer Treatment Methods: An Overview

Childhood cancer is a devastating and terrible disease, regardless of its type. Fortunately, there are a handful of treatment options that are used to treat cancers worldwide, with strides being made in more treatment methods every day through research and testing. Being familiar with each treatment method, and its potential side effects, can help parents…
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Story of Atena

Atena is a very bright young girl with an A+ grade point average. She hopes to one day become a pediatric physician. However for much of her young life she has been battling cancer. When Atena was one year old, her parents noticed that she wasn’t focusing on her toys. They worried that their baby…
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A Primer On Retinoblastoma

A type of cancer found in the eyes, retinoblastoma is characterized by a malignant tumor found on the retinas. While this type of cancer is not one of the most common in children, it is not necessarily a rare cancer, either. Around 40% of the children who have retinoblastoma are under the age of fiveyears.…
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