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… Continue reading Wilms Tumor

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… Continue reading Medulloblastoma