Top doctors: Childhood brain tumors
Photo credit: Newsday/Karen Wiles Stabile | Mark A. Mittler, M.D., co-chief, Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Cohen Childrens Medical Center, points to the 4th ventricle of the brain where many pediatric brian tumors arise. (Dec. 6, 2011)
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Every day, there are Long Island families coping with the heartache of a child with brain cancer -- the second most common childhood cancer after leukemia and the deadliest overall.
However, most kids with brain tumors can be cured. Here's what you should know:
1. BRAIN CANCER IN CHILDREN IS UNCOMMON
A child is extremely unlikely to develop a brain tumor. The Pediatric Brain Tumor...
