Cancer Treatment Methods: An Overview

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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A Primer on Lymphomas

Lymphomas are the third most common types of cancers that are found in children. They affect the lymphatic systems of the body – but unlike other cancers that can spread to the lymphatic system of the body, lymphomas originate in this area. It is important to know the symptoms of this type of cancer, find…
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A Primer on Liver Tumors in Children

Liver tumors are among the most common types of tumors in children. These tumors – which are more often malignant than benign – pose a risk to children by changing the way that their liver functions. They can also cause damage to other organs if they grow too big and spread outside of the liver.…
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Brain and Spinal Tumors in Children

As a child grows and develops, it is possible that an abnormal group of cells will grow and develop as well. These abnormal cells will metastasize and grow within many different portions of the body. Specifically with these types of tumors, the cells will grow abnormally large on or within a portion of the brain…
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