Childhood Liver Cancer: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
Childhood liver cancer is rare, accounting for roughly 1 to 2 percent of cancers in children. The two main types are hepatoblastoma, usually found…
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Articles for parents and carers: fevers, growth, vaccines, sleep and the common illnesses of childhood. Each one lists the signs that mean a child should be seen by a doctor without delay.
What Causes Childhood Cancer: Risk Factors, Triggers and What You Can Change
Most childhood cancers have no identifiable cause. They usually begin when a dividing cell in a growing body acquires a random DNA error that…
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Types of Childhood Cancer: How Each One Works and When It Is Used
Childhood cancers are grouped into 12 main types by the International Classification of Childhood Cancer: leukemias, lymphomas, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastoma, retinoblastoma,…
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Medulloblastoma Survival Rate: What the Statistics Mean, Stage by Stage, and What Changes Them
Across all children, roughly 70 to 75 percent diagnosed with medulloblastoma are alive five years later, according to NIH cancer summaries. Odds vary widely:…
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Signs of Childhood Cancer: What to Watch for and When to Seek Care
The most common signs of childhood cancer are ordinary symptoms that behave in an unusual way: fever or infections that keep returning, tiredness with…
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Most Common Childhood Cancer: What It Means, What to Expect and When to See a Specialist
The most common childhood cancer is leukemia, and specifically acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), a cancer of immature white blood cells that begins in the…
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Neuroblastoma vs Wilms Tumor: The Difference, When Each Is Used and How to Decide
Neuroblastoma and Wilms tumor are both childhood cancers that often first appear as a lump in the abdomen, but they start in different tissues.…
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Childhood Cancer Symptoms: Early Signs, Warning Signs and When to See a Doctor
Childhood cancer symptoms are usually ordinary-looking signs that persist, return, or cluster: unexplained bruising or pallor, fevers with no clear source, a firm lump…
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Medulloblastoma Prognosis: What Shapes the Outlook and What the Numbers Really Mean
Medulloblastoma prognosis depends mostly on the child's age, whether the tumor has spread within the brain and spine, how much remains after surgery, and…
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When Do Kids Start Losing Teeth? The Wiggly-Tooth Schedule
Most children lose their first baby tooth around age 6, though anywhere from roughly 5 to 7 is considered normal. The two lower front…
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