children s health issues
Ependymomas
Treatment of Ependymomas
Surgery, radiation therapy, and sometimes chemotherapy (See also Cancer Treatment Principles .) Initial therapy is Surgery for Cancer of as much of the tumor as is safely possible. Radiation Therapy for Cancer increases the rate of survival and is usually done after surgery. Chemotherapy and Other Systemic Cancer Treatments does not seem to increase the rate of survival, but, in some children, it may help shrink the tumor before surgery or radiation therapy. 