The 2025 Big C Survivor's Guide: childhood cancers - how is it diagnosed?

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This year we have focused on the diagnostic procedures of various cancers (solid tumours, blood cancers, and childhood cancers) to help you understand what tests will be done, why they are done, and which doctors are likely to do them, as well as the referral pathway.

In this episode, we cover childhood cancers: leukaemia; brain tumours; lymphoma; neuroblastoma; nephroblastoma; soft tissue sarcoma; and bone tumours.

This guide is brought to you by Word for Word Media, publishers of Oncology Buddies and Buddies for Life in the interest of education, awareness, and support.
1 Oct English South Africa Health & Fitness

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