Neuroblastoma

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Neuroblastoma

Treatments Used

Accutane can be taken to help cancer cells die

MIBG Therapy

Stemcell Rescue

Chemotherapy

Radiation Therapy

Surgery

Symptoms

Weakness or paralysis

Painless, bluish lumps under the skin (in infants).

Swollen stomach and trouble breathing (in infants)

Bone pain

Dark circles around the eyes

Bulging eyes

Lump in the abdomen, neck, or chest.

Life Rate on Disease

Neuroblastoma is hard to find and diagnose so most people are past stage four when found

At stage 4 there is a 40% Survival rate

Where the Cancer Is found

Also is believed to arise from the Olfactory Epithelium

More than half of the cases happen to children

Commonly starts in the Adrenal Gland

Arises from the Nervous system

Amount of people Diagnosed

Sometimes can start before birth

Most children are diagnosed before 1 years old

A very small percentage of adults are diagnosed

95% are diagnosed BY 10 years old

650-700 childrenare diagnosed in the United States per year

Accounts for 8-10 percent of all childhood cancers