cancer
Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma (NB) is a type of cancer that forms in certain types of nerve . It most frequently starts from one of the adrenal but can also develop in the neck, chest, , or spine. Symptoms may include bone pain, a mass in the abdomen, neck, or chest, or painless bluish lumps under the skin.
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Symptoms — what it feels like
- ·Bone pain, lumps
Causes — why it happens
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How it's found
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Treatment
- ·Observation, , , , stem cell
Outlook
- ·US five-year survival ~95% (< 1 year old), 68% (1–14 years old)
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