A condition in which a person has a low platelet count. Platelets are blood cells that help form clots to stop wounds from bleeding.
More than 80 percent of children diagnosed with cancer are cured, and chemotherapy is an effective treatment for childhood cancer.
Anemia is a condition in which a person doesn’t have enough red blood cells to carry oxygen throughout the body. As a result, they may experience dizziness, fatigue, and light-headedness.
Leukemia is a cancer that affects blood-forming tissues, weakening the body's ability to fight infection. Learn about symptoms and treatment.
Diagnosing leukemia in its earliest stages can improve a patient’s prognosis. Learn how this condition is diagnosed.
Condition in which a person has abnormally low levels of neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps fight off infection.
Apheresis is a technology that separates donated blood components to treat certain illnesses. Learn more about this procedure.
A blood transfusion is any procedure used to replace blood, or any blood component, that has been lost. Learn more about this procedure.
Neuroblastoma is a rare type of childhood cancer that begins in developing nerve cells.
The only cure for sickle cell disease is a bone marrow transplant, but the disease can be managed with pain medication and other drugs.