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• X-Ray Exam: Forearm for Parents

  
  

  A forearm X-ray can help doctors find the causes of pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformity. It can detect broken bones, and after a broken bone has been set, see if it has healed properly.

• X-Ray Exam: Foot for Parents

  
  

  A foot X-ray can help doctors find the cause pain, tenderness, swelling, or deformities. It also can detect broken bones or dislocated joints.

• Melanoma for Parents

  
  

  Melanoma is the deadliest form of skin cancer. Find out how to lower your family's risk of getting melanoma and how doctors treat it.

• X-Ray Exam: Wrist for Parents

  
  

  A wrist X-ray is a safe and painless test that can help find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, or show deformities of the wrist joint. It can also detect broken bones or dislocated joints.

• X-Ray Exam: Hand for Parents

  
  

  A hand X-ray can help doctors find the cause of pain, tenderness, swelling, and deformity. It also can detect broken bones or dislocated joints.

• Medulloblastoma for Parents

  
  

  Medulloblastoma is a type of brain tumor. Most brain tumors in children are medulloblastoma.

• X-Ray Exams for Parents

  
  

  An X-ray is a safe and painless test that uses a small amount of radiation to make an image of bones, organs, and other parts of the body.

• Health Care Providers: Orthopedists for Parents

  
  

  An orthopedist, or orthopedic surgeon, studies, diagnoses, and treats conditions that affect muscles, joints, and bones, such as infections, sports injuries, broken bones, and joint problems.

• Ewing Sarcoma for Parents

  
  

  This type of cancer mainly develops in the arms, legs, ribs, spinal column, and pelvis. Early diagnosis and treatment mean most kids have a good chance of recovery.

• Hepatoblastoma for Parents

  
  

  Hepatoblastoma is a rare type of cancer that affects the liver but rarely spreads beyond it. Most cases are in children younger than 3.