Morinville family manages rare diagnosis in six-year-old

What are the chances?' "After more tests including a biopsy, PET scan and a second ultrasound, the doctors confirmed the cancer: anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a type of blood cancer. [Kylee] was of course scared at first because all the cancer she knows is the great uncles and stu...

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Published inFree press (Morinville)
Main Author Wandler, Cynthia
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Morinville Alberta Weekly Newspapers Association 28.06.2016
Subjects
Cancer
Lymphatic system
Lymphoma
Pediatrics
Ultrasonic imaging
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Summary:What are the chances?' "After more tests including a biopsy, PET scan and a second ultrasound, the doctors confirmed the cancer: anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a type of blood cancer. [Kylee] was of course scared at first because all the cancer she knows is the great uncles and stuff who have passed away from pancreatic cancer ... so of course she's asking her mom, 'Am I going to wake up in the morning?'" Andre and Lisa worked to demystify cancer for their daughters, giving them age-appropriate information and bringing Tristen along to chemo so she saw her sister wasn't being hurt during treatment.
ISSN:1491-9141