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Ask Me Anything About Childhood Cancer

Stanford Childrens

On the other hand, childhood cancers have a lot of different treatment options and we’re seeing better and better outcomes. Although we’re seeing some of those advancements in adults, children have better outcomes, because they are better able to tolerate therapy–it perhaps is something about the biology of their disease.

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Supporting Young Patients and Families Through Their Cancer Care

Stanford Childrens

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – a time to recognize children and survivors affected by pediatric cancer in order to raise awareness and continue the research and treatment of the disease. In this Q&A, she discusses the future of pediatric cancer treatment and research to help young patients.

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Remission Holds Fast After Five Relapses for Young Woman With Leukemia

Stanford Childrens

Camille then transferred to Seattle for a different treatment— CAR T-cell therapy. In this treatment, doctors removed and engineered her own T cells (immune cells) to include a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that targets a protein on the surface of cancer cells. I’m resilient and I have a very strong will to live.”

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The Relentless School Nurse: The Doctor Said What???

Relentless School Nurse

Have you ever found yourself in your school health office with a parent explaining to you in dizzying detail a host of medical concerns, failed treatments, maybe surgeries, testing, current therapies, meds, restrictions, accommodations, poor attendance records, and wondered what in the world is going on here?

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How Music Can Help Athletes Recover from Sports Injuries

AASP

Then, the athlete will undergo surgery and/or physical therapy. Because traditional sports-medicine practices are rooted in Western medicine principles, there are rarely interdisciplinary teams that include members with training in sport psychology; hence, the treatment focus remains on the body and not the mind.

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New Immune System, New Life for California Teen Overcoming Leukemia

Stanford Childrens

Aggressive leukemia stopped in its tracks by innovative cancer treatments at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health From the minute you meet Emily and Susana, it’s obvious that they have an extraordinary mother-daughter bond. It’s often the first treatment for acute lymphocytic leukemia. That’s when it’s considered high-risk.

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College-Bound Teen Overcomes Rare Lymphoma

Stanford Childrens

Before she had time to process what was happening, she found herself in an ambulance being transferred to Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford, over an hour away from home , where she would spend the next four months in treatment for a tumor pressing up against her lung. Luckily, Mia’s treatment plan was straightforward.