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Neuroblastoma

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Being told your child has cancer can be a distressing and daunting experience.

You may find it useful to contact a support group or charity, such as:

These are good sources of further information and advice. They may also have local support groups in your area where you can meet up with other parents.

Articles for Neuroblastoma

Introduction

Find out what neuroblastoma is, what the symptoms are, how it's diagnosed and how it's treated.

Stages of neuroblastoma

As with most cancers, neuroblastoma is given a stage. This indicates if it has spread and, if so, how far. The staging system used for neuroblastoma is: stage L1 the cancer is just in one place a

Support groups and charities

Being told your child has cancer can be a distressing and daunting experience. You may find it useful to contact a support group or charity, such as: Cancer Research UK Children's Cancer and Le

Symptoms of neuroblastoma

The symptoms of neuroblastoma vary depending on where the cancer is and whether it has spread. The early symptoms can be vague and hard to spot, and can easily be mistaken for those of more common chi

Tests for neuroblastoma

A number of tests may be carried out if it's thought your child could have neuroblastoma. These tests may include: a urine test to check for certain chemicalsproduced by neuroblastoma cellsthat ar

Treatment and outlook for neuroblastoma

The main treatments for neuroblastoma are: surgery to remove the cancer sometimes this may be all that's needed chemotherapy (where medication is used to kill cancer cells) this may be the on