Did You Know
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Neuroblastoma is a disease in which malignant (cancer) cells form in the nerve tissue of the adrenal glands, neck, chest or spinalcord.
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Very often Neuroblastoma tumors are considered high risk and resist even the best treatments known.
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According to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, the survival rate for Neuroblastoma in 1962 was 10%. Today the survival rate is 55%.
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee is one of the world’s finest medical research centers. St Jude treats over 5,700 children with childhood cancer and other catastrophic diseases every year.
St. Jude is a pioneer in research and treatment and shares their research findings with medical professionals around the world.
St. Jude has treated children from all over the world and never asks families to pay for treatments.
- A clinical trial, like the one Hanah is participating in, costs millions of dollars to conduct.
