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• Marisol's Journey to Beating Pediatric Thyroid Cancer

  With the support of Lurie Children's Pediatric Thyroid Program, Marisol's diagnosis of thyroid cancer has not stopped her from pursuing her goals. 

• How to Help During Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

  Every September, we observe Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness and take action to support children facing a cancer diagnosis. 

• How Beckett Got His Shine Back After the Cloud of a Brain Tumor Diagnosis

  What began as suspected GI troubles became a journey that changed everything. Beckett was 6 years old when he found out he had a brain tumor, and now, one year later, the McBride family is finally feeling a refreshed sense of hope. 

• How to Help Someone with Cancer

  When someone you care about is coping with a difficult diagnosis, grieving the loss of a loved one, or undergoing a significant transition, it can be difficult to know how best to support them.

• Genetics Sheds Light on Cancer Risk

  A young girl was referred to Lurie Children's for surgery after her pediatrician felt a mass in her abdomen during a routine checkup. The mass was a cystic nephroma.

• Understanding Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

  Learn more about cancer predisposition syndrome in children including risk factors, early detection methods, and treatment options. 

• Q&A with a Tissue Navigator: Empowering Families to Support the Search for a Cure

  Tissue donation helps researchers identify ways to improve quality of life for children living with cancer and work towards a cure.

• CAR-T Therapy Offers Individualized Cancer Treatment Using a Patient’s Own Immune System

  Individualized CAR-T therapy uses a patient’s own immune system to fight certain types of cancers.

• Life After Cancer: Tissue Navigator Helps Families Accommodate Donation Wishes

  After Tanner was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor, his entire life was turned upside down – but amazingly, his kind heart remained the same.

   

• Beads of Courage- Representing a Childhood Cancer Journey

  Lurie Children’s Beads of Courage program helps patients express experiences that can’t be fully captured in words. 

• Male Fertility Preservation: A Glimpse of Hope

  For many children undergoing chemotherapy, infertility is a harsh reality they may have to face in the future.