children s health issues
Wilms Tumor
Treatment of Wilms Tumor
Surgery and chemotherapy Sometimes radiation therapy (See also Cancer Treatment Principles and Treatment options for Wilms tumor depend on where the child is going to receive treatment. In North America, doctors first remove the kidney that contains the tumor and then give the child Chemotherapy and Other Systemic Cancer Treatments . In Europe, doctors first give the child chemotherapy and then remove the tumor. In both locations, all children are given chemotherapy drugs (most commonly Some younger children who have small tumors can be cured by surgery alone. During surgery, the other kidney is examined to determine whether it also has a tumor. Rarely the tumor is extremely large and cannot be removed initially or tumors are in both kidneys. In such cases, children are first treated with chemotherapy to shrink the tumor or tumors. Then the tumor or tumors are removed. If the cancer has spread significantly, children are also treated with Radiation Therapy for Cancer . 