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-- Posted by Jasonzlpa at 12:56 pm on Mar. 31, 2008

Okay, there is this little girl, maybe 9 months old, and she has Neuroblastoma, which is a form of cancer.  She has it in five different places.  Twice in her brain, one on her chest, one on her lung, and one on her stomach.  I already know a little bit about this disease, but I want to know more about it, and if you think she has any chance at all of survival.  Can anyone help me?


-- Posted by OLPFan200 at 4:56 pm on Mar. 31, 2008

I'm sure you've already been here, but just incase:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroblastoma


-- Posted by gro at 11:24 pm on April 4, 2008

the fact that it has metastasized to those different places means that it is considered stage 4.  however, her age is a considerable factor to her advantage.

five year survival rate in a nine month old with stage 4 neuroblastoma with no extra copies of the MYCN gene has an 85% five year survival rate per the ACS.  If she has extra copies, that drops to 30%.


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