When a child has cancer, they very often have to stay at home due to the fact that the cancer itself and the treatments used to fight it can weaken the body’s immune system making it easy for them to catch germs and get ill, and because their system is so weak they will get […]
What is the Expected Life Span of Childhood Brain Tumour Cancer?
“What is my child’s prognosis?” This seemingly simple but critical question is often among the first that parents will ask their child’s oncologist after hearing that their child has been diagnosed with cancer. Yet, while the question may be simple, answering it can be extremely complicated. In general terms, oncologists can provide statistics relating to […]
Hypertension Risk for Childhood Cancer Survivors
According to a recent study that appeared in the journal, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, survivors of Childhood Cancer are more than twice as likely as the general population to have high blood pressure (hypertension) as adults. Improvements in treatment have dramatically increased survival rates from paediatric cancers, with about 83% of children surviving at least five […]
The Agony of Childhood Brain Cancer
Many years ago it was thought that cancer was an “old person’s disease,” and unfortunately some people still think that it is… Cancer is not an old person’s disease; it is a disease that strikes at any age and affects everyone, irrespective of gender or race. Virtually every single person on this planet has been […]
Patients with Cachexia need Nutritional Support
Anorexia is a common symptom in patients with cancer, which can lead to poor tolerance of treatment and can contribute to cachexia (weakness and wasting of the body due to severe chronic illness) in extreme cases. Currently, there are no instruments that measure common concerns specifically associated with anorexia and cachexia in children with cancer. […]
Dedicated to Those Who Are Missing Someone Today
Christmas is not a happy time for everyone – there are many individuals for whom the Festive Season is very painful as it is the time that they miss those who are gone the most. For parents who have lost a child, whether to cancer or anything else, this is a really, really, difficult time […]
This candle burns for Little Fighters who lost the Battle
🎗Always in our Hearts 🎗
