Surgery

What role does surgery play in childhood cancer treatment?

Surgery plays a very important part in the treatment of cancer, aiming to remove the tumour during an operation. Depending on the size and position of the tumour in the body, surgery may be the first part of treatment. Sometimes, surgery may be dangerous or cause too much damage because of the size and position of the tumour. In these situations, chemotherapy or radiotherapy may first be used to shrink the tumour.

Patient Story – Dominic

Dominic was only four months old when he was diagnosed with glioblastoma in 2010.

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Germ Cell Tumours

Germ cell tumours are a rare group of cancers that typically develop in the ovaries or testes, known as gonadal germ cell tumours.

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Ewing sarcoma

Ewing Sarcoma is the second most common type of bone cancer in children and is part of the Ewing family of tumours.

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