The Childhood Cancer Blog
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Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) is the second most common malignant brain tumor in children. It's a particularly devastating diagnosis because there is no cure, and it is difficult to treat because the tumor cells grow in between and around normal, healthy cells. Most often, doctors cannot remove the tumor because in doing so they would also damage the healthy brain tissue around the tumor, which is critical to survival. ... Read More
Week 2 of Will my other kids get cancer? This is a common question that Joshua Schiffman, MD, hears when a parent learns that their child is diagnosed with cancer, but one, up until now - that he didn't have an answer for. Despite family history being a well-established risk factor in adult cancers, it is rather understudied in childhood cancers. Thanks to research funded in part by ALSF, Dr. Schiffman and his... Read More
Need some inspiration to get off the couch and get moving today? Meet Kaela Cruz, one of our childhood cancer heroes who after being diagnosed with osteosarcoma (bone cancer) at age 4, had to have her left leg amputated above the knee. Since that time Kaela has become an accomplished swimmer, martial artist and has even completed triathlons. If kids like Kaela can achieve these feats, surely we can reach our million mile goal in September as part of The Million... Read More