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Jazmyn's Story

Jazmyn’s life changed forever when a simple case of growing pains was revealed to be high risk childhood cancer. Jazmyn's mum, Chantelle tells their neuroblastoma journey so far.
Adam's Story #39

Adam, a little boy starting out in life who was diagnosed with a cruel and vicious disease, that no treatment could eradicate. We must do better for our children.
Summer's Story #34

Summer battled for 15 months and gained her wings 22 December 2018. Very loved and missed by her family especially her three brothers
Isla's Story #32KM

This fun loving and active teenager began her neuroblastoma journey before she'd even celebrated her first birthday.

Treatment & side effects

Treatment for neuroblastoma depends on the age of your child, the stage of the disease, the biological features of the cancer and other factors identified during diagnosis. Below are some of the treatment options available.
Clinical Trials

Participating in a clinical trial may or may not directly benefit your child, but the results of clinical trials today will help children with cancer in the future.
Living with Neuroblastoma
Find out more about clinical trials

Run2Cure Domain 2020: postponed to 2021

We need to ensure we play our part within the community and put safety first so Run2Cure Domain 2020 will now take place on 30th May 2021. In the meantime, please join us for Run2Cure Local! In our first virtual event do your own run or walk (1k, 3k, 5k or 10k) over the weekend of the 5th and 6th of September and support a cure to 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.
Kahlilla's Story #14km

Little Lilla's light continues to shine. Always and forever.
Detection, diagnosis & staging

Most symptoms of neuroblastoma are caused by the growth of the cancer into nearby tissues or organs, or its spread to distant parts of the body such as bones or bone marrow.
What is neuroblastoma?

Neuroblastomas are cancers that start in early nerve cells (called neuroblasts) of the sympathetic nervous system. This means that tumours can be found anywhere along this system; most commonly (about 50%) start in the adrenal glands (above the kidney), or near the spine, chest, neck or pelvis.
Childhood Cancer Awareness Month

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.
Summer's Story #34

Summer battled for 15 months and gained her wings 22 December 2018. Very loved and missed by her family especially her three brothers
Give a gift to a child with cancer

Brighten a child's day by donating one of our three amazing new activity packs! If you would like your gift delivered to a specific neuroblastoma family, please type their details in the comments area of your order. We'll take care of the postage and handling AND all of our gift donations are tax deductible.
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.
Adam's Story #39

Adam, a little boy starting out in life who was diagnosed with a cruel and vicious disease, that no treatment could eradicate. We must do better for our children.