Neuroblastoma is a cancer that affects children. Sometimes it can happen in children before they are born but more often it is found in children around the age 5. (Board, 2015) Since children have no income at this age then the responsibility falls on the parents.
The Smith family is a family that lives in Huntington Beach California. They have three children. Benjamin who is 10 years old, Rebecca who is 6 years old and Lizzie who is 3 years old. Eric Smith is a firefighter and his wife Sarah is a schoolteacher. Eric and Sarah both have health insurance that is offered through their jobs. The company that is used by both jobs is Aetna Health Insurance. The family income is about $120,000/per year. Sarah has been a teacher for 5 years and Eric has been a firefighter for 12 years. The Smith family is a Christian family that attends church very regularly. They are also very involved in the community with health promotion programs. Sarah signs the kids up for almost all of the programs and events that she can so that the kids have the best experiences they can. The Smith family is very active and eats healthy as well.
There are classic signs of Neuroblastoma. Black eyes a swollen belly and pale looking skin tones also some children can have loss of coordination. (Children Cancer Research Fund, 2015)
Last month Sarah noticed that Lizzie has not really been too hungry or willing to do much …show more content…
Chemotherapy and radiation are recommended. One big thing that is recommended is the harvesting of the stem cells it is better to harvest the stem cells from the patient. After a patient is declare No Evidence of Disease then they begin a treatment called Immunotherapy, which helps to boost the immune system to make the body fight for itself. (Cancer.net Board, 2014)
The prognosis of this type of Childhood cancer over a 5-year period is 41%. (Suita S1,
The Smith family is a family that lives in Huntington Beach California. They have three children. Benjamin who is 10 years old, Rebecca who is 6 years old and Lizzie who is 3 years old. Eric Smith is a firefighter and his wife Sarah is a schoolteacher. Eric and Sarah both have health insurance that is offered through their jobs. The company that is used by both jobs is Aetna Health Insurance. The family income is about $120,000/per year. Sarah has been a teacher for 5 years and Eric has been a firefighter for 12 years. The Smith family is a Christian family that attends church very regularly. They are also very involved in the community with health promotion programs. Sarah signs the kids up for almost all of the programs and events that she can so that the kids have the best experiences they can. The Smith family is very active and eats healthy as well.
There are classic signs of Neuroblastoma. Black eyes a swollen belly and pale looking skin tones also some children can have loss of coordination. (Children Cancer Research Fund, 2015)
Last month Sarah noticed that Lizzie has not really been too hungry or willing to do much …show more content…
Chemotherapy and radiation are recommended. One big thing that is recommended is the harvesting of the stem cells it is better to harvest the stem cells from the patient. After a patient is declare No Evidence of Disease then they begin a treatment called Immunotherapy, which helps to boost the immune system to make the body fight for itself. (Cancer.net Board, 2014)
The prognosis of this type of Childhood cancer over a 5-year period is 41%. (Suita S1,