Nothing can prepare a parent for the day a doctor tells them their child has cancer, but what's worse is having to answer a child's question about why they are sick and explain why terrible things happen to certain people. ”

At the age of four, Edward received his neuroblastoma diagnosis. His parents had to decide whether to operate to remove his tumor after treatment failed. Our physicians discovered a genetic mutation in the tumor that is treatable by a medicine thanks to the Precision Medicine Program at our Aflac Cancer & Blood Disorders Center, which runs through a clinical trial supported by CURE Childhood Cancer. Edward is now cancer-free thanks to the tailored therapy.