Okay, there is this little girl, maybe 9 months old, and she has Neuroblastoma, which is a form of cancer. She has it in five different places. Twice in her brain, one on her chest, one on her lung, and one on her stomach. I already know a little bit about this disease, but I want to know more about it, and if you think she has any chance at all of survival. Can anyone help me?
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the fact that it has metastasized to those different places means that it is considered stage 4. however, her age is a considerable factor to her advantage.
five year survival rate in a nine month old with stage 4 neuroblastoma with no extra copies of the MYCN gene has an 85% five year survival rate per the ACS. If she has extra copies, that drops to 30%.
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