Welcome to AUSTIN'S ARMY homepage. Austin FitzGerald is a 7 year old boy who was recently diagnosed with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
Austin's friends and family have partnered with Nevada Childhood Cancer Foundation, a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization (Tax ID# 88-0302673) to assist in raising money to help with the expenses necessary to care for Austin.
Austin's Army is hosting a fundrainsing event on June 7, 2008 at the Folsom (CA) Community Center. Please read the fundrasing event page for details.
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What is Leukemia
Leukemia is a cancer of the white blood cells. This type of cancer starts in the bone marrow but can then spread to the blood, lymph nodes, the spleen, liver, central nervous system and other organs. In contrast, other types of cancer can start in these organs and then spread to the bone marrow (or elsewhere). Those cancers are not leukemia. Both children and adults can develop leukemia.
Leukemia is a complex disease with many different types and sub-types. The kind of treatment given and the outlook for the child with leukemia vary greatly according to the exact type and other, individual factors.
While both children and adults can develop leukemia, the purpose of this article is to provide an overview of the different types of childhood leukemia: how they develop, whom they affect, and how they are treated.
For more detailed information please review the American CancerSociety website:
http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_1X_What_is_leukemia_24.asp
