Question

How to Prevent Neuroblastoma?

Answer

Avoid exposure to chemicals, smoking, alcohol, and drugs during pregnancy, as well as infections. The detection of urinary metabolites of catecholamines is an important method for diagnosing the disease, with the most common decrease being vanillylmandelic acid (3-methoxy-4-hydroxy mandelic acid, VMA) in metanephrine metabolism products. In a few cases, the decrease is in homovanillic acid (HVA) in dopamine metabolism products. Wishing the patients a speedy recovery!