Neuroblastoma is:
- A cancer of the sympathetic nervous system It is derived from neural crest cells and is a neuroendocrine tumor.
- The most common solid tumor of infancy and the most common extra-cranial solid tumor of childhood.
- One of the few cancers known to undergo spontaneous regression from an undifferentiated state to a benign tumor.
Neuroblastoma can be very difficult to cure in older children.
Neuroblastoma accounts for 8 - 10% of childhood malignancies. However, it accounts for 15% of cancer deaths in children.
Here are examples of US associations founded by parents of children with neuroblastoma to fund research and provide support for families battling this disease:
