Today’s not-so-fun fact from Childhood cancer Warriors is about
remission. Please remember that remission does not equal cured. Don’t
assume that everything is instantly better once someone has a child
in remission. There’s still a long road ahead.
Today’s I Draw Childhood cancer infographic is about diffuse
intrinsic pontine glioma, a brain cancer that’s also known as DIPG.
Adults can develop DIPG, but it is mostly a pediatric cancer, with an
average onset age of 6 – 7 years old. There is no cure for DIPG,
and the median overall survival after a diagnosis is approximately 9
months. DIPG is a prime example of how the lack of research dollars
is particularly failing the children affected by this particular
cancer.
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