Childhood Salivary Gland Cancer
Salivary gland cancer is rare in children, accounting for about 0.5% of all childhood cancers in the United States. Prior...
Childhood Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Nasopharyngeal cancer develops in the epithelial lining of the nasopharynx, the upper part of the throat located behind the...
Childhood Oral Cavity Cancer
Childhood cancers of the oral cavity can arise in different parts of the mouth, including the roof of the...
Childhood Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer accounts for about 6% of all cancers in people aged 19 and under in the United States. The...
Childhood Laryngeal Tumors
Tumors of the larynx are rare in children and cancerous tumors of the larynx are particularly rare. The larynx...
Wilms Tumor and Other Childhood Kidney Tumors
Fewer than 1% of kidney cancers are diagnosed in children. Most childhood kidney cancers are Wilms tumor (also known...
Unusual/Rare Cancers of Childhood
Childhood cancer on its own is rare. It is estimated that 9,550 children under the age of 15 and...
Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma is a form of cancer that originates in the lymph system. The lymph system is part...
Osteosarcoma and Undifferentiated Pleomorphic Sarcoma of Bone
Osteosarcoma and undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma (UPS) of the bone—formerly called malignant fibrous histiocytoma—are forms of bone cancer. Osteosarcoma usually...
Retinoblastoma
Retinoblastoma is a cancer that forms in the tissues of the retina, the nerve tissue that lines the inside...