Question 1

what was the survival rate for having wilms tumor before the 60's?

Accepted Answer

Rapidly improving!: In 1900, virtually no child diagnosed with wilm's tumor survived. Between then and the mid-1950s survival improved to about 50% due to improved surgery and routine radiation. At that time vincristine and actinomycin were found to be effective chemo drugs for this tumor; by 1965 2-year survival was improved to 80%. Today over 90% of children with wilm's tumor are cured.

Question 2

what was the survival rate for someone with wilms tumor in the 1960's? has it increased at all?

Accepted Answer

Wilma: in 1960 the survival rate for favorable histology was 54 percent by 1965 it went upto 81 percent and currently  is close to 99 percent  and between 83 percent and 55 percent in the unfavorable histology group

Question 3

what is wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

Kidney cancer: It is a form of kidney cancer affecting children.

Question 4

can a wilms tumor reoccur?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Depending on the biology of the tumor, that is whether it is a favorable histology or unfavorable histology, the spread of the disease and treatment, the tumor can reoccur.  Usually the kidney is removed as part of the operation, so if it recurs in the same area it may be secondary to local spread.

Question 5

what exactly is wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

Kidney cancer: Wilms is a malignant kidney tumor.

Question 6

what are the stages of wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

1-4: This is a simple breakdown--
stage 1-limited to kidney
stage 2- outside the kidney
stage 3-residual tumor after removal of the kidney inside the abdomen
stage 4-metastasis to liver, lung, brain or other regions

for more details you can go to: http://www.Cancer.Gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/wilms/healthprofessional/page3.

Question 7

what are the tests for wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

Ultrasound: Ultrasound of abdomen can show this childhood tumor.

Question 8

what are the symptoms of a wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

Mass in abdomen: It is a childhood tumor of the kidney.  Mass hand pain in abdomen, blood in urine, vomiting, and fever are among the symptoms. There may be increase in blood pressure and sometimes the tumor is bilateral.  It is a curable cancer.

Question 9

how can i find out more about wilms tumor?

Accepted Answer

Your doc and website: Discuss with your doctor in detail. You can also look it up here- www.Nccn.Org, or www.Nccn.Com, www.Cancer.Net, or www.Cancer.Org.

Question 10

where can wilms tumor be located in children?

Accepted Answer

Kidney: Wilms tumor is a tumor of the kidney. See this site for more info on this topic:
http://www.cancer.org/cancer/wilmstumor/detailedguide/wilms-tumor-what-is-wilms-tumor

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