Neuroblastoma

Neuroblastoma is a cancer that primarily affects children. It begins in the nerve tissue in the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis. It usually originates in the abdomen in the tissues of the adrenal gland. By the time it is diagnosed, the cancer often has spread, most commonly to the lymph nodes, liver, lungs, bones, and/or bone marrow. Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumours of early childhood usually found in babies or young children.

For more information about Elijah, please visit his web page at www.caringbridge.org/pa/elijahking.

To learn more about neuroblastoma and its devastating effects on children and their families, visit these sites:
http://www.cncf-childcancer.org/
http://www.neuroblastomacancer.org/
http://imsdd.meb.uni-bonn.de/cancer.gov/CDR0000258023.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/neuroblastoma.html

To see a scrapbook page I made in honor of Elijah go to 365 Days of Memories.