Category: 2. Cancers

What Is Wilms Tumor? A Wilms tumor (also called a nephroblastoma) is the most common kidney cancer in children. Most children with it have a tumor on one kidney, but about 5% get a tumor on both. The reasons aren’t clear, but it most often affects kids who are 3 to 4 years old. It’s much less common…

Medulloblastoma is the most common kind of cancerous brain tumor in children under age 16. It’s typically found between ages 3 and 8. About 500 children in the U.S. are diagnosed with a medulloblastoma each year. They’re more common in boys than in girls, and they happen less often in adults. (In adults, it is…

The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. This is the body’s command center for thought, emotion, speech, vision, hearing, and balance. Brain and spinal cord tumors in children are the result of cells growing out of control. As they get bigger, these tumors can press on the cells around them and cause damage. This can prevent…