Neuroblastoma is a cancer of the nerves outside the brain. It usually starts in the adrenal glands, located just above each kidney, although the cancer often begins in the nerve centers near the spinal cord.
It's a deadly cancer. Neuroblastoma accounts for 12% of childhood cancer deaths. About 90% of cases occur in children under age 10; some 60% occur before age 2. It's the most common cancer of newborns.
Neuroblastoma is the most common and most deadly solid tumour that occurs in children outside of the brain .
Overall, it is the most common tumour diagnosed in the first year of life
Approximately 50-70 new cases of neuroblastoma are diagnosed every year in Canada and in about 50-70% of these cases the disease has already metastasized at the time it is found. This is the highest rate of metastasis for all paediatric cancers.
Neuroblastoma accounts for about 15% of childhood cancer mortality . “Tumour groups that have disappointing survival rates include metastatic solid tumours such as Ewing’s sarcoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, and neuroblastoma.
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