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stem cell transplants for, on feelings of siblings of
43–44 cancer patients, 59
targeted therapy for, 47–48 on hair loss, 41
platelets (red blood cells), hospitalization of, 56, 58
11–12 on reaction to cancer
proto-oncogenes, 31 diagnosis, 51–52
relying on parents, 52
radiation, exposure to, 29 Sekerke, Cynthia, 63
radiation therapy, 44–45 siblings, 59
red blood cells (platelets), side effects of treatments,
11–12 40–43, 45
relapses, 37 skip lesions, described, 16
remission, described, 5, 36 Sobiech, Alli, 59
remission induction treatment Sobiech, Zach, 54
phase, 39 soft-tissue sarcomas, 16–19
research somatic mutations, 28–29
St. Jude Children’s Research spinal cord tumors. See brain
Hospital, 7, 35 and spinal cord tumors
Zach Sobiech Osteosarcoma Spurgeon, Anne, 23, 46
Fund, 54 St. Jude Children’s Research
resections, 46 Hospital, 7, 35, 60
retinoblastomas, 33 stem cells, described, 11
inherited genetic mutation as stem cell transplants, 41,
cause, 32 43–44
occurrence of, 19 sun, exposure to, 29
surgery for, 46 surgery, 46–47
rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS), survival trends, 38
16–19 sympathetic nervous system,
RNA (ribonucleic acid), 26–27 19
Roach, Nancy, 22 symptoms
rotationplasty, 47 ALL, 12
bone sarcoma, 15–16
sarcomas, described, 10 brain and spinal cord tumors,
Schilstra, Clarissa 14
on cancer survivors, 64 lymphomas, 20–21

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