2. Shedding Light on the Role of UV Exposure in Melanoma
Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid tumor in children, and clinical outcomes of patients with this disease are quite variable. Prognosis is particularly poor for patients with high-risk tumors (classification based on patients’ age...
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3. The Marshall W. Nirenberg Papers: From Neuroblastoma to Homeobox Genes, 1976-1992
With the success of his neuroblastoma research, Nirenberg became firmly established as a leader in the field of neurobiology during the 1970s and 1980s. He participated in major international conferences and symposia and received countless request...
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4. Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome - Genetics Home Reference
Simpson-Golabi-Behmel syndrome is a condition that affects many parts of the body and occurs primarily in males. This condition is classified as an overgrowth syndrome, which means that affected infants are considerably larger than normal at birth...
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5. NCI - TARGET - Frequently Asked Questions
What is the TARGET? What organizations are participating in TARGET? What cancer types have been chosen for study in TARGET and why? What are TARGET’s main areas of research? What are some of the basic steps in taking a genomic alteration found as ...
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6. Neuroblastoma
Most people have never heard of neuroblastoma, a rare type of cancer that almost always occurs in infants and young children. It's actually the most common type of cancer in infants, but it's still rare enough that many doctors have never cared fo...
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7. Cancer Treatment Information by Disease
Anatomy of the female urinary system showing the kidneys, adrenal glands, ureters, bladder, and urethra. Urine is made in the renal tubules and collects in the renal pelvis of each kidney. The urine flows from the kidneys through the ureters to th...
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8. Neuroblastoma
N euroblastoma is a cancer of the sympathetic nervous system, a nerve network throughout the body that carries messages from the brain. (See a picture and description of the sympathetic nervous system on the Dr. Eric Chudler's Neuroscience for Kid...
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9. OHSU Health Information: Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a cancerous tumor that begins in nerve tissue of infants and very young children. The abnormal cells are often found in the nerve tissue that is present in the unborn baby and later develops into a detectable tumor. Neuroblastoma ...
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10. Neuroblastoma: Treatment - Patient Information [NCI PDQ] : University of Michigan Health System
Neuroblastoma often begins in the nerve tissue of the adrenal glands. There are two adrenal glands, one on top of each kidney in the back of the upper abdomen. The adrenal glands produce important hormones that help control heart rate, blood press...
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