Video credit: CTV Toronto: Sick Kids Cancer genetics Program At age 3, now 14 year old Alaya was diagnosed with Leukemia. 10 years later, she
Since Li-Fraumeni Syndrome cancers can pop up just about anywhere in the body and at any age, screening can be a bit of a challenge.
Mutants are sensitive to radiation. We avoid radiation when possible because ionizing radiation causes breaks in DNA that our mutant p53 is not good about
Recently in the private Li-Fraumeni Syndrome support group, there was a question about the difference between PET scans and MRI’s and which was better. The
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The National Institutes of Health(NIH) is an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Located in Bethesda, Maryland, the NIH has
Scanxiety is a very real emotion for many people with cancer and is especially prevalent in LFS. Anxiety causes shortness of breath- or is it
Magnetic Resonance Imaging. MRI. MRIs use powerful magnets and radio waves to create images of the body. The benefit to people with LFS is that
For decades, those with Li Fraumeni Syndrome have struggled with knowing they are at a higher risk for cancer. Many of these LFSers want to
