{"id":274488,"date":"2025-10-03T12:04:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/274488\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T12:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T12:04:21","slug":"san-antonio-doctor-offers-hope-for-pediatric-cancer-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/274488\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio doctor offers hope for pediatric cancer patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN ANTONIO<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s one of the scariest sentences a parent can hear: Your child has cancer. <\/p>\n

Dr. Adam Wolfe, a pediatric hematologist and oncologist at CHRISTUS Children\u2019s Hospital, says it\u2019s not necessarily a death sentence.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s not super common,\u201d he explained. \u201cBut actually, death from cancer is still the most common cause of disease-related death in children, even though our cure rates have gotten so good.\u201d <\/p>\n

According to the American Cancer Society, blood cancer is the most common cancer found in children. <\/p>\n

In the San Antonio metro area, Wolfe estimates about 20 children are diagnosed with leukemia each year. <\/p>\n

\u201cLeukemia in particular is particularly difficult because the treatment course is very long,\u201d Wolfe said.<\/p>\n

After guiding pediatric patients and their families for weeks, months or even years, Wolfe said ceremonies marking the end of treatment<\/a> are a highlight.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have them shout out that they\u2019re not getting any more chemo, we have them ring a bell and ask them to make it audible up in Austin,\u201d Wolfe said. \u201cWe want everyone in the community to be able to hear.\u201d <\/p>\n

Join KSAT and KSAT Community<\/a> for an evening of hope, remembrance and support at Blood Cancer United\u2019s Light The Night<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Light the Night San Antonio will take place on Saturday, Oct. 11, at The Rock at La Cantera.<\/p>\n

The event, organized by Blood Cancer United (formerly The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society), starts at 6 p.m. and invites families, friends and supporters to join in solidarity and inspiration.<\/p>\n

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