Packing a Suitcase Full of Hope
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Kidney cancer patient advocate Berit Eberhardt describes why she traveled more than 5,000 miles to attend the 2014 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.
Solid tumors
Nita Seibel, MD
Cancer.Net Specialty Editor: Childhood Cancers
Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (CTEP).
National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
Dr. Nita L. Seibel is an adjunct professor of pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine and Public Health and practices at Children’s National Medical Center.
Alberto Pappo, MD
Cancer.Net Specialty Editor: Childhood Cancers
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN
Alberto Pappo, MD, is the Director of the Solid Tumor Division at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
Murali M. Chintagumpala, MD
Cancer.Net Specialty Editor: Childhood Cancers
Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Centers, Baylor College of Medicine, TX
Dr. Murali M. Chintagumpala is a Professor of Pediatrics and Co-Director of the Neuro-Oncology Program at the Texas Children’s Cancer Center, Baylor College of Medicine.
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma - Childhood - Stages
ON THIS PAGE: You will learn about how doctors describe a tumor’s growth or spread. This is called the stage. To see other pages, use the menu.
What is staging?
Staging is a way of describing where a tumor is located, if or where it has spread, and whether it is affecting other parts of the body.
Neuroblastoma - Childhood - Introduction
ON THIS PAGE: You will find some basic information about this disease and the parts of the body it may affect. This is the first page of Cancer.Net’s Guide to Childhood Neuroblastoma. Use the menu to see other pages. Think of that menu as a roadmap for this entire guide.
Cancer begins when healthy cells change and grow out of control, forming a mass called a tumor. A tumor can be cancerous or benign. A cancerous tumor is malignant, meaning it can grow and spread to other parts of the body. A benign tumor means the tumor can grow but will not spread.
