If you ask Cole Fitzgerald what it is like to face childhood cancer for a second time — fifteen years after his first rare cancer diagnosis — Cole will say in his Jersey accent:
“It is what it is.”
And what it is this second time around... more
Neuroblastoma
Neuroblastoma is a type of childhood cancer that most commonly originates in the adrenal glands but can also develop in the nerve tissues in the neck, chest, abdomen or pelvis. It is the most common extracranial solid tumor cancer in childhood and the most common cancer in infancy. Neuroblastoma is divided into three risk categories: low, intermediate and high risk.