At MD Anderson's Children's Cancer Hospital, we know your child's health and well being are your number one concern. Our renowned experts customize your child's care for childhood germ cell tumors, utilizing the most advanced treatments and techniques with the least impact on your child's growing body. As part of one of the world's most active cancer centers, Children's Cancer Hospital has remarkable experience and skill in these types of cancer. This can make a difference in your child's outcome.
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What I learned from that time was resilience, faith and love. I realized how strong I was.
Customized care
A team of specially trained physicians follows your child throughout treatment, all the way to survivorship. They communicate closely with each other, and with you, to ensure comprehensive, personalized care. They are supported by full complement of health care professionals dedicated to your child's treatment, including nurses, physician assistants, therapists and others.
Children's Cancer Hospital offers clinical trials for innovative new treatments for soft tissue sarcoma. Behind the scenes we are working on groundbreaking basic science research to change the future of pediatric cancer.
Treating the whole child
Children's Cancer Hospital is designed just for children, with a full range of services and amenities that help make the child and family's experience as comfortable as possible. We go beyond medical care to deliver a comprehensive experience that treats the whole child.
And at Children's Cancer Hospital, your child benefits from the resources and expertise of one of the nation's top cancer centers.
Facts
Understanding a disease is the first step toward finding the right care. Get the facts about childhood germ cell tumors, including the different types, how they start and who’s at risk.
Did You Know?
Our Children's Cancer Hospital provides opportunities for kids to be kids, through camps, field trips and special events. Learn more about our unique programs.
Symptoms
Most cancers have the same symptoms as other, less serious conditions. Still, it’s important to know the signs.
Diagnosis
Blood tests, imaging exams and even surgical procedures are used to check for cancer. Learn what methods doctors use to diagnose childhood germ cell tumors, as well as how they determine their stage.
Childhood germ cell tumor diagnosis
Treatment
Common cancer treatments include chemotherapy, radiation treatment and surgery. Doctors select a treatment plan based on your diagnosis and disease stage.
When Chase Jones was an 18-year-old baseball player at The University
of North Carolina, he was diagnosed with germinoma, a type of brain
tumor. The rest of his team shaved their heads in support.
Their gesture had a huge impact on Chase and led him to start
the Vs. Cancer Foundation. The organization empowers sports teams,
from little league to the pros, to raise awareness and money in hopes
of ending childhood cancer.
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