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Retinoblastoma treatment is tailored and uses treatment options including enucleation, local treatments, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Get detailed treatment information for newly diagnosed and recurrent retinoblastoma in this summary for clinicians.

Neuroblastoma screening does reduce the chance of dying from the disease. Not all screening tests are helpful and most have risks. Learn more about neuroblastoma and the potential benefits and harms of screening in this expert-reviewed summary.

Cancer pain can be caused by cancer itself or its treatment and can be controlled or lessened in most patients. Learn how a personal pain plan can be used to control pain in this expert-reviewed information summary.

In childhood ependymoma, cancer forms in the tissues of the brain and spinal cord. The cause of ependymoma is unknown. Find out about the molecular and clinical features, diagnosis, prognosis, treatment, and clinical trials for pediatric ependymoma, subependymoma, myxopapillary ependymoma, anaplastic ependymoma, and RELA fusion–positive ependymoma.

Ewing sarcoma treatment options include multidrug chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation therapy. Treatment approaches titrate therapeutic aggressiveness to maximizing local control while minimizing morbidity. Get detailed treatment information for Ewing sarcoma in this summary for clinicians.

Liver (hepatocellular) cancer screening, even in high risk individuals, has not been shown to be beneficial. Get detailed information about liver cancer screening, potential screening modalities, and research directions in this summary for clinicians.

Treatment options for children with liver cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and transarterial chemoembolization or radioembolization. Get detailed information about newly diagnosed and recurrent childhood liver cancer treatment in this summary for clinicians.

Oral cavity, pharyngeal, and laryngeal cancer prevention strategies include avoiding or reducing exposure to risk factors like tobacco, alcohol, and HPV. Get detailed information about prevention of these cancers in this summary for clinicians.

Gastrointestinal complications (e.g., constipation, fecal impaction, bowel obstruction, diarrhea) can result from cancer or its treatment. Learn more about these and other gastrointestinal complications and ways to manage them in this expert-reviewed summary.

Prostate cancer prevention strategies include avoiding risk factors, increasing protective factors, and considering chemoprevention when appropriate. Get detailed information about factors that influence the risk of prostate cancer and research aimed at preventing it in this clinician summary.