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Neuroblastoma is a cancer that develops from nerve cells found in several areas of the body. Neuroblastoma most commonly arises in and around the adrenal glands, which have similar origins to nerve ... Neuroblastoma most commonly affects children age 5 or younger, though it may rarely occur in older children and adults.
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www.mayoclinic.com/health/neuroblastoma/DS00780
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Neuroblastoma is very rare in adults; it is most commonly found in children. However, adults can get this disease, and it can last longer for them than for children. Treatment for adults must be aggressive because the prognosis is… More »
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Neuroblastoma Occurring in Adults. Sara Meltzer. Small right arrow pointing to: This article has been cited by other articles in PMC. Full text ...
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1708920/
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Neuroblastoma in adults and adolescents: an indolent course with poor survival. ... BACKGROUND: Neuroblastoma rarely occurs in adults, and less than 10% of cases occur in patients older than 10 years. It has been suggested that the behavior of this disease may be different in older patients than in young children.
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www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9149032
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A little info about Neuroblastoma cancer, it is far more common in little ones, 2 years old and under.
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=03rmcXMzyQ4
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Primary sites of disease are similar between both children and adults. Neuroblastoma in the adult is generally more resistant to chemotherapy. Treatment is aggressive and will often include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and autologous bone marrow transplantation.
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www.acor.org/ped-onc/diseases/nbFAQ.html
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What is neuroblastoma? ... What are the symptoms of neuroblastoma? ... Neuroblastoma is rare in children older than 10 years of age, however, it does occur occasionally in adults.
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www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_oncology/n...
www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/uvahealth/peds_oncology/nbt.cfm
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Neuroblastoma - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neuroblastoma is the most common extracranial solid cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy, with an annual incidence of about 650 new cases per year in the US. Close to 50 percent ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuroblastoma
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LOCALIZED RESECTABLE NEUROBLASTOMA ... Franks LM, Bollen A, Seeger RC, et al.: Neuroblastoma in adults and adolescents: an indolent course with poor survival. Cancer 79(10): 2028-2035, 1997.
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www.meds.com/pdq/neurob_pro.html
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