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Top doctors: Childhood brain tumors

Originally published: December 9, 2011 4:49 PM
Updated: December 12, 2011 5:59 PM
By RANDY DOTINGA. Special to Newsday

Mark A. Mittler, M.D., co-chief, Division of Pediatric

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)

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...

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