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Wilms' tumor is a rare type of kidney cancer that affects children. It causes a tumor on one or both kidneys. Having certain genetic conditions or birth defects can increase the risk of developing Wilms' tumor. Children who are at risk should be screened for Wilms' tumor every three months until they turn eight.
Possible signs of a kidney tumor include a lump in the abdomen and blood in the urine. The tumor is usually diagnosed and removed in surgery. Other treatments include chemotherapy, radiation, biologic therapy or a combination. Biologic therapy, or immunotherapy, boosts your body's own ability to fight cancer. Most children with Wilms' tumor can be cured.
National Cancer Institute
OnTumor.com: Wilm's Tumor - Offers information such as staging and treatment summaries. From the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
ACOR.org: Wilm's Tumor Homepages - Links lead to the sites of families with children who have Wilm's tumor.
Pediatric Oncology Resource Center: Wilm's Tumor - Outline includes warning signs, treatment, statistics and access to a discussion group. Links provided for further exploration.
Patient-Centered Guides: Wilm's Tumor - Overview type information aimed at parents and caregivers, with a book offered for sale.
M. D. Anderson Cancer CenterPediatric Bone Marrow Transplantation - Services, which are for childhood cancers of the blood, neuroblastoma, Ewing's sarcoma, Wilm's tumor, and non-cancerous blood disorders, including sickle cell anemia and immunodeficiency syndromes.
Wilms Tumor - Die Unversitätsklinik Bonn beschreibt die Symptome, die Stadien und die Therapiemöglichkeiten der Krebserkrankung.
Medicine-Worldwide: Wilms Tumor - Der Wilms-Tumor ist ein bösartiger und relativ seltener Nierentumor im Kindesalter. Die Krebserkrankung wird nicht nur definiert, sondern es werden auch die Ursachen und die Häufigkeit aufgezeigt. Desweiteren können Informationen zu den Symptomen und den Therapiemöglichkeiten abgerufen werden.
Nephroblastom - Die Abteilung für diagnostische Radiologie der Universitätsklinik Ulm beschreibt kurz diagnostische Methoden zum Wilms Tumor (embryonales Adenosarkom).
Altobelli, Frank A. - A memorial page dedicated to a 4 year old boy who passed away due to Wilms Tumor. Includes Franks story, poems, photos and scholarship fund.