About & Key Statistics

Neuroblastoma is a form of cancer that is made up of cells that are found in nerve tissues of the body. These cells are called neuroblasts, and they are early nerve cells found most commonly in the adrenal glands (near the kidneys), and along the tissues around the spinal cord in the neck, chest, abdomen and pelvis. Many neuroblastomas start in the adrenal glands.

Neuroblastoma occurs most commonly in infants and children under 5 years of age, and rarely in children over 10 years of age. Very rarely, neuroblastoma occurs in adults.

This information is reproduced with permission of Cancer Australia and you can download the full Cancer Australia’s Neuroblastoma Fact Sheet here.

More information

Family support services hub - Neuroblastoma Australia
What Is Neuroblastoma? American Cancer Society
Key Statistics About Neuroblastoma American Cancer Society
What’s New in Neuroblastoma Research? American Cancer Society
Neuroblastoma survival rates based on risk groups American Cancer Society
About and key statistics downloadable PDF - American Cancer Society
American Cancer Society’s Cancer Statistics Center - American Cancer Society
What is cancer? Cancer Australia
Key statistics Cancer Australia
Australian Childhood Cancer Statistics - Cancer Council (QLD)
Cancer Australia’s National Cancer Control Indicators website - how common is childhood cancer
Key points to know about neuroblastoma PDQ Neuroblastoma Treatment

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Give a Gift Christmas Appeal

Gift an Activity Pack to a child with neuroblastoma this Christmas and help support cancer research at the same time.
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Give a Gift Christmas Appeal

Gift an Activity Pack to a child with neuroblastoma this Christmas and help support cancer research at the same time.
Run2Cure Domain 2021

Run2Cure Domain 2021 will take place on Sunday 30th May 2021. Enjoy a wonderful day of fun runs and family entertainment and support research into a cure for the children's cancer neuroblastoma.
Accessibility

Neuroblastoma Australia is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability. Our website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0.
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September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. Share our hope for a cure for ALL types of neuroblastoma during September. More children under five die from neuroblastoma than from any other childhood cancer.
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Summer battled for 15 months and gained her wings 22 December 2018. Very loved and missed by her family especially her three brothers
Two research grants awarded

Today we announced funding grants to two ground breaking research projects which we hope will take us a step close to finding a cure for the rare and deadly children’s cancer neuroblastoma.