Fighting
childhood cancer
Alexandra
Scott was a little girl who was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at age one.
She started having lemonade stands to raise money for pediatric cancer
research starting at the age of 4 ... she died a few months ago at the
age of 8 More
about Alex: http://home.gci.net/~blessing/pages/alex.htm
In 2004, Alex's
Lemonade Stand, with the help of generous people around the country
setting up lemonade stands, sending donations and holding other
fundraisers, more than $1.5 million was raised Alex’s fundraising
efforts have gone way beyond raising thousands of dollars for her
favorite charities. Her story has inspired people to improve our world
by helping themselves and helping others. Many other children have held
their own fundraisers, in Alex’s name, to fight childhood cancer. What is neuroblastoma? Neuroblastoma is one of the most common solid tumours of early
childhood usually found in babies or young children. The disease
originates in the adrenal medulla or other sites of sympathetic nervous
tissue. The most common site is the abdomen (near the adrenal gland) but
can also be found in the chest, neck, pelvis, or other sites. Most
patients have widespread disease at diagnosis. www.cancerindex.org/ccw/guide2n.htm
Neuroblastoma stands out among pediatric solid tumors because
of its relative frequency, intriguing natural history, prognostic
biologic features, and therapeutic challenges. It is the most
common extracranial pediatric solid tumor and the most common
neoplasm in infancy; >90% of the
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600
cases diagnosed annually in the United States are in children
5
y oldMay, 2005