Childhood cancer Posts

Child Life specialists supports kids and families fighting childhood cancer

Kid's Health Sep 27, 2021

Editor’s Note: This article was written by McKenzie Tischauser, a Child Life specialist at Marshfield Children’s Hospital, a service of ...Read More

Childhood cancer: 3 things to know

Cancer Care, Kid's Health Sep 23, 2020

Childhood cancer is one of the most heart-wrenching health diagnoses parents can get for their children. Cancer continues to be ...Read More

Patient’s journey: One young man’s story of winning and victory

Cancer Care Mar 14, 2018

Ryan Dieringer, as a high school student, lettered in multiple sports and was a tremendously driven athlete. He also was diagnosed ...Read More

Secondary cancer: A rare treatment side effect

Cancer Care Dec 28, 2016

Occasionally you may hear stories about people who are diagnosed with “secondary cancer” after they already went through cancer treatment. ...Read More

Pesticides: Legitimate threat or sensational claims?

Cancer Care Jan 25, 2016

“Pesticides Tied to Childhood Cancers” said a headline in the Sept. 21, 2015, edition of The New York Times. It got ...Read More

Mother, son battle same cancer decades apart

Cancer Care Sep 28, 2015

September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. See how forty years later, a central Wisconsin mother is helping her son battle the same type of cancer that she fought as a child. ...Read More