National Institutes of Health - The primary NIH organization for
research on Neuroblastoma is the National Cancer Institute
Neuroblastoma is a cancer that forms in your nerve tissue. It
usually begins in the adrenal glands, which sit atop your
kidneys. It may also begin in your neck, chest or spinal cord.
The cancer often begins in early childhood. Sometimes it begins
before a child is born. By the time doctors find the cancer, it
has usually spread to other parts of the body. The most common
symptoms are Treatments include surgery, radiation therapy,
chemotherapy, biologic therapy, or a combination. Biologic
therapy boosts your body's own ability to fight cancer.
Sometimes before giving treatment, doctors wait to see whether
symptoms get worse. This is called watchful waiting. NIH:
National Cancer Institute References and abstracts from
MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)