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How to set up charity donation for my cancer child online?

Question by Tracy D: How to set up charity donation for my cancer child online?
My son was diagnosed with lymphoblastic lymphoma 2 weeks ago, we have a website and people would like to donate online, also get tax-deduction. How do I set this up?

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Answer by Jall
I’ve heard of people setting up an account at a bank for donations. Check with the bank to see if they can set it up where people can donate online.

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2011 Pediatric Cancer Toolkit: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Burkitt, B-Cell, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)
This up-to-date and comprehensive ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc set provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from…
Glucocorticoid Receptor Structure and Leukemic Cell Responses (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)

Central Nervous System Leukemia: Prevention and Treatment (Developments in Oncology)

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Posted by admin - April 14, 2011 at 3:15 am

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8 Common Signs Of Child Leukemia

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by OGUN

8 Common Signs Of Child Leukemia

The biggest cause of cancer deaths in children, leukemia cancer, which is a cancer of tissues that leads to blood cell abnormality, can damage the chromosomes or genes.

Leukemia affects white children whole lot more than black children.

There are various types of leukemia, two of which are prevalent in children: lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and acute myelogenous leukemia (AML).

How can you recognize if your child has leukemia? Here are the eight warning signs of child leukemia.

1. Infection

Though child leukemia can cause a high fever and cause extreme illness, it does not react to antibiotics. It is mainly caused by a lack of white blood cells, specifically mature granuloctyes. While it produces an elevated white blood cell count, these cells don’t defend against infection.

2. Bruising or bleeding

The reduced production of blood platelets in child leukemia is likely to lead to bruises and there is increased bleeding from small cuts. Your child may also suffer from frequent nosebleeds, and pinhead-sized red blemishes on your child’s skin can cause bleeding from small blood vessels.

3. Bone pain

Most children with leukemia suffer from bone pain and some have joint pain as well. Both bone pain and joint pain are due to the deposition of leukemic cells beneath the layer of the bone surface or within the joint. Your child will also have a suppressed appetite.

4. Swelling of the abdominal region

Child leukemia often leads to spleen and liver enlargement. Swelling of these organs can be recognized as swelling or fullness of the child’s stomach. Usually, these organs are covered by the lower ribs, but your doctor will be able to recognize the symptoms of swelling.

5. Swollen lymph nodes

Child leukemia can also affect the lymph nodes, and swollen lymph nodes are easily recognized near the child’s body surface. Lymph nodes within the abdomen or chest which also become swollen can only be detected by tests such as CT or MRI scan.

6. Thymus enlargement

Often, the T-cell type of ALL involves the thymus. Swelling of thymus or lymph nodes inside your child’s chest can constrict the nearby windpipe. This leads to difficulty in breathing, coughing or suffocation.

Also, growth of leukemic cells can compress the superior vena cava (SVC), a big vein which carries blood from the arms and head back to the heart. Compressing the SVC can cause inflammation and bluish red staining of the arms, chest and head.

7. Vomiting, headache, seizures

Spreading of the leukemic cells outside of bone marrow is called extramedullary spread. It can spread to the central nervous system, ovaries, testicles, lungs, kidneys, heart, intestines and other organs.

8. Fatigue, rashes, weakness

AML can lead to some distinctive symptoms. Leukemic cells can also extend to the gums, thus leading to pain and bleeding. When leukemia spreads to the skin, it can lead to dark colored spots.

If AML is found beneath the skin or various other body parts, the condition may be called granulocytic sarcoma or chloroma. Children with AML may feel extreme fatigue, slurring of speech and weakness.

Neelima Reddy, author of this article writes for OnlineCancerGuide.com. Online Cancer blog is dedicated to tracking and posting information on the advances in the study of cancers, but also other aspects of cancer related issues that concerns majority of people. For more information visit Cancer Blog


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2011 Pediatric Cancer Toolkit: Childhood Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma (NHL), Burkitt, B-Cell, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (Ringbound Book and DVD-ROM)
This up-to-date and comprehensive ringbound book and DVD-ROM disc set provides a superb collection of authoritative documents from…
Glucocorticoid Receptor Structure and Leukemic Cell Responses (Molecular Biology Intelligence Unit)

Central Nervous System Leukemia: Prevention and Treatment (Developments in Oncology)

Posted by admin - April 10, 2011 at 11:18 am

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Spaghetti dinner raises money for child

Spaghetti dinner raises money for child
Hungry diners showed in up hordes to St. Anne’s Catholic Church Friday night, not only to have the appetites satisfied with plates of steaming spaghetti, but also to help support a local child who is battling cancer. Dylan Moore, age nine, was diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), the most common cancer among children, last fall and is currently undergoing treatment. The good news …
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GHS student wins school district honor
Greenwich High School senior Brad Davis considers himself lucky. Diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia — cancer of the white blood cells — the day before Thanksgiving 2006, Brad, then 15, was told by his doctors that he had an 85 percent chance of survival.
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Scientists Bioengineer a Protein to Fight Leukemia
Breakthrough discovery is first report of a recombinant human biotherapeutic active against leukemic stem cells.
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Posted by admin - February 24, 2011 at 7:15 pm

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Diet during pregnancy linked with leukemia in child

(PRWEB) September 30, 2004

Women who eat a diet rich in vegetables and protein during pregnancy may lower the risk of leukemia in their child, new research findings suggest.

The genetic event that initiates leukemia development may occur in the womb, Dr. Christopher D. Jensen, at the University of California, Berkeley, and his colleagues note. That suggests that potential risk factors in the prenatal environment, such as maternal diet, could be implicated in the development of the disease.

The researchers therefore evaluated the diets of women 12 months before they became pregnant, assuming that their diet during this period reflected their diet during pregnancy.

Included in the study were 138 babies with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) born in northern California between 1995 and 1999, and 138 infants without ALL that were matched by gender, date of birth, mother’s race, Hispanic ethnicity and county of residence. The findings are presented in the journal Cancer Causes and Control.

Vegetable, fruit and protein consumption were inversely proportional to the child’s risk, Jensen’s group found.

Specifically, carrots, string beans, peas, cantaloupe, beans and beef were foods associated with reduced risk. The specific dietary nutrients included provitamin A carotenoids and alpha and beta-carotene.

“These findings show how vital it is that women hoping to get pregnant, as well as expectant moms, understand that critical nutrients in vegetables, fruit and foods containing protein, such as meat, fish, beans and nuts, may protect the health of their unborn children,” Jensen said in a National Institutes of Health press release.

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