Please Pray 4 Nathen - 2 Yr Old Nathen Trueblood's Journey From Neuroblastoma Stage 4

Nathen is in Remission!
Nathen is Cancer FREE!

L O V E & P R A Y E R S 4 N A T H E N

You may not want to read some of the other children's stories. Some are happy, and some are sad. Totally up to you. I wanted everyone to know and understand the seriousness of this illness even though I know in my heart everything is going to work out with a positive outcome for Nathen.

Other Children's Stories on Neuroblastoma:

Houston's Story (OK)I think the child that the story is about changes every so often. But if you look at the left of the screen there are several stories of patients w/neuroblastoma.

A Wish for Ava. (SAD)

Jack's Story (OK)

The Miracle Kids

Nathan Michael

Carolyn Coveney

Lynne's Story

126 Misc Links to Childhood Cancer - Mostly Patients Home Pages

Neuroblastoma Kids

The Big Brave Banner Site - FREE Web Banners for Everyday Heroes

Kids Cancer Network Prayer List

MACS - Make a Child Smile

Cancer Kids Message Board - Very Informative

Kid's Health Problems

Wikipedia has a very good description of Neuroblastoma along w/other good info.

E-Medicine from WebMD is also another very information decription of neuroblastoma.

Children's Neuroblastoma Cancer Foundation - For family of children w/Neuroblastoma

ANR - Advances in Neuroblastoma Research

Foundations & Organizations

- Childhood cancer is the number one disease killer in children.

- Neuroblastoma is the most common cancer in infancy.

- Neuroblastoma is the most common extra cranial solid tumor cancer
in children.

- Every 16 hours a child with neuroblastoma dies.

- There is no known cure for neuroblastoma.

- Nearly 70% of those children first diagnosed, have disease that has
already metastasized or spread to other parts of the body. When
disease has spread at diagnosis and a child is over the age of 2 there
is less than a 30% chance of survival.

- Childhood cancer is the leading cause of death by disease in the US
and it kills more children per year than cystic fibrosis, muscular
dystrophy, asthma and AIDS combined.

- There is NO direct government funded research into Neuroblastoma
and drug companies only fund research into diseases that will make
profitable returns for their share holders. Neuroblastoma is not one of
those diseases!

Some FACTS on Childhood Cancer

Childhood Cancer Links

National Cancer Institute - Childhood Cancers

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Pediatric Snapshop from National Cancer Institute. PDF format showing Statistics, Treatment, Trends in Funding, & Research of Pediatric Cancers. Links within this pdf have some very informative information.

Hope Street Kids - Leading the fight against childhood cancer. Very informative site including information on children's cancer centers and standards and a parents guide upon diagnosis.

NANT - New Approaches to Neuroblastoma
Treatment funded by the National Cancer Institute.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital - Finding Cures, Saving Children

Cancer Research Institure - A organization with a mission to the commitment of research of prevention of cancer.

Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society
Cancer Survivors Network

Cure Kids Cancer Coalition

The Elena Tresh Foundation

Alex's Lemonade Stand

Lunch for Life

The Lonliest Road - Child's dad
from Brandon FL inspired to start
this campaign.

Cookies for Kids Cancer

Band of Parents - Awesome
group!

CureSearch - National Childhood Cancer Foundation Children's Oncology Group - visit to see what you can do and what is going on with the research.

Queen for a Day

Hospitals Treating Neuroblastoma

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

Children's Hospital Boston

University of Chicago Medical Center

UCSF (University California San Francisco) Children's Hospital

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Below - 10 Best Hospitals for Children by Child Magazine after Extensive Research

1. The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP)
2. Children’s Hospital Boston
3. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
4. Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston
5. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center
6. Columbus Children’s Hospital, OH
7. St. Louis Children’s Hospital
8. Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland
9. Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
10. The Children’s Hospital in Denver

(from Today, MSNBC website, Parenting & Family section, Jan 12, 2007)

The Neuroblastoma Children's Cancer Society Presents "Resource Survival Handbook" for families with children with neuroblastoma children's cancer

MUCH NEEDED INFORMATION IS LISTED HERE
Check back regularly!

Neuroblastoma, Childhood

Neuroblastoma is a solid cancerous tumor that forms in nerve cells of infants and young children. Neuroblastoma can start in nerve tissues of the neck, chest, abdomen, or pelvis, but it most often begins in the tissues of the adrenal gland, situated on top of the kidney. The adrenal glands produce hormones that help control body functions, such as heart rate and blood pressure.

Neuroblasts are immature nerve cells found in unborn babies. Normal neuroblasts mature into nerve cells or adrenal medulla cells (cells found in the center of the adrenal gland). Neuroblastoma forms when neuroblasts don't mature properly.

Sometimes, babies are born with small masses of neuroblasts that eventually mature into nerve cells and do not become cancer. Neuroblasts that do not mature sometimes continue to grow and then form tumors. In other cases, some tumors formed from neuroblasts fail to grow.

Neuroblastoma develops most often in infants and children younger than five years old. A neuroblastoma can form before the baby is born and can sometimes be detected during a prenatal ultrasound examination. Most often, however, neuroblastoma is detected only after the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes, liver, lungs, bones, and bone marrow.

God Bless and Watch Over the
Children, All the Children, Amen