Four years ago, Victoria was battling hepatoblastoma, a rare liver cancer, at Texas Children’s Cancer Center, today she is a very happy 5-year-old. Looking back at the last four years since her diagnosis, Maria Garcia Fernandez, Victoria’s mother, reflects on the family’s journey from a difficult diagnosis to navigating their new normal...
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Every decade since the year 1790, our country comes together to participate in the census with one goal: to obtain an accurate count of every person, of all ages, residing within the United States. The census form is sent to every household and takes only a few minutes to fill out. The next decennial census will occur in April 2020.
What does this have to do with your child’s health and well-being?
Census data not only decide how many seats each state has in the federal...
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Many are familiar with the adage “It takes a village to raise a child.” To diagnose and treat children with cancer, however, it takes more than a village. It takes an entire community. Fortunately, in Botswana there’s a community increasing awareness of childhood cancer while also helping young patients and their families navigate challenges of combatting severe illness no child should ever have to endure.
Since 2007, children with cancer in Botswana...
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Young adulthood is an exciting, but sometimes challenging time, for youth with diabetes. As the move from pediatric to adult health care is so important, we pediatric and adult diabetes care providers at Texas Children’s and Baylor Clinic want the experience to be positive and smooth for every teen/young adult with diabetes. We recommend that the where, when, how and why to move to adult care be discussed and planned in advance with your pediatric diabetes team. We have divided the...
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When parents ask me why their child needs the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, my answer is always “Cancer ... It prevents CANCER. So, let’s give it today.”
While many people who acquire HPV will successfully fight off the virus on their own, those who don’t are at risk for developing HPV-related cancers. In women, HPV can lead to cervical, vaginal and vulvar cancers; in men, penile cancer. In both sexes, HPV can cause anal or head and neck cancers.
Unfortunately, the...