Brain Tumor, Cancer, Neuroblastoma

Early symptoms of neuroblastoma can mimic other common childhood illnesses

Neuroblastoma is a rare type of childhood cancer that starts in the nerve cells of the sympathetic nervous system, and usually affects infants and children under age 5. The average age of diagnosis is 18 months. Around 800 new cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed in the U.S. each year. Neuroblastoma can be difficult to diagnose…

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Brain Tumor, Cancer, Neuroblastoma, Patient Stories, Radiology, Solid Tumor

Family’s journey with child’s neuroblastoma goes from shock to hope

Andrea and Barry Smith will never forget April 25, 2018. That’s the day their 18-month-old daughter, Emaleigh, had a computed tomography (CT) scan that threw the family into a tailspin. The Smiths had barely gotten home from the test when the doctor called. Emaleigh had a solid tumor in her chest, near vertebrae — hugging…

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