Solid Tumors
A solid tumor is an abnormal mass of tissue that can occur in all different parts of the body including the brain, kidneys, liver and bones. The two major types of solid tumors are sarcomas and carcinomas. Sarcomas are tumors that occur in blood vessels, bones, fat tissue, ligaments, lymph vessels, muscles or tendons. The most common solid tumors in children and teens are rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, Wilms Tumor, germ cell tumors and retinoblastoma.
Gage
Gage writes, “At the age of 2, I was diagnosed with Hepatoblastoma Stage IV (Liver cancer that had spread to my lungs). It was the day before Christmas eve when I went to the doctor for what my mom thought was a hernia. After a few test the doctors said my liver was...
Sophia
On February 12, 2016 our six year old daughter, Sophia, was diagnosed with an aggressive form of cancer called neuroblastoma. She has endured treatment over the past year and the chances of relapse or recurrence are high with this type of cancer. Sophia is currently...
Sean Michael
Sean was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a solid tumor in the bone above the growth plate in his left knee, on July 11, 2007. Sean first started complaining about his knee during lacrosse camp. After a few x-rays and a few more weeks of increased pain, a MRI revealed it...
Sean
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Sarah
Sarah was diagnosed with stage four neuroblastoma in 2001. She was treated at Childrens Healthcare of Atlanta, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and Johns Hopkins. Her protocol called for high dose chemotherapy, radiation, multiple surgeries, series of retonic acid, 3F8...
Sanibel
Sanibel is 14 years old and diagnosed with thyroid cancer this summer. She just went back to high school for the first time this school year as she has been too sick. Her faith helps her fight! Sanibel loves unicorns, music, reading, family, friends, baking, make-up,...
Amanda
Amanda is a 23-year-old proud childhood cancer survivor. She was diagnosed with stage 4 Wilms Tumor when she was 5-years-old. The prognosis was not good as she had a right nephrectomy, 2 rounds of chemo, radiation treatment, and a bone marrow transplant over the...
Wren
Wren was diagnosed with Neuroblastoma, stage 2b intermediate risk, with a non-aggressive tumor located in her neck at 16 months old. After many rounds of chemo when nothing seemed to work, Wren and her family sought out a second opinion. Multiple out of state trips...
Gabriela
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Ethan
Ethan was diagnosed at the age of 14 months. He was sick for a month and nobody could figure out what was wrong. He was losing weight, wouldn’t eat and he had fevers on and off. We finally saw a different doctor in the group and she immediately felt that Ethan had a...