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DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION

Diagnosis:

Brain or spinal cord tumor

Treated at:

Dana Farber Cancer Institute ; Massachusetts General Hospital; Goryeb Childrens Hospital; Childrens Hospital Boston

Current Status:

No evidence of disease (NED)

Age at Diagnosis:

3

Campbell H.

Location: Bernardsville, NJ, US Age: 5

Campbell is a beautiful, energetic 3 year old who was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor in August 2009. She had the tumor removed on August 22nd, and a VP shunt placed in the beginning of September and removed later in the month due to infection. She completed 6 weeks of proton beam radiation treatments at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston on November 30th, 2009. She endured a second bout of bacterial meningitis in January 2010 and completed 6 weeks of antibiotics and had her line removed in February. In March of 2010, she was admitted to the hospital again and transported via ambulance to Childrens Hospital Boston as she was once again showing signs of meningitis. She had a fourth surgery while in Boston to remove the metal plates and screws at the original surgical site...

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