DIAGNOSIS INFORMATION
Diagnosis:
Neuroblastoma
Treated at:
Sutter Memorial and UCSF
Current Status:
Cancer free
Age at Diagnosis:
5
Tino L.Follow
Location: Sacramento, CA, US Age: 16
In 2001, at the age of five, Tino was diagnosed with Stage IV neuroblastoma cancer (a cancer of the nervous system). Tino had a large tumor wrapped around his adrenal gland and many of his vital organs. There were cancerous lesions all over his body and his bone marrow was 90% cancer cells. Things did not look good for him. He underwent several months of aggressive treatments including chemotherapy, surgeries, a stem cell transplant and radiation. The doctors told us that the treatment would probably take his life before the cancer did. This year Tino is celebrating 10 years of being cancer free. Tino is sixteen now and is playing JV baseball at CK McClatchy High School. He doesn't take life too seriously and he loves to make you laugh. My son is alive today because of...
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