A swollen belly mistaken for weight gain: Doctor explains how neuroblastoma, a common cancer in children, often hides in plain sight
Sometimes it starts with something that doesn’t feel alarming at all. A child’s belly looks a little bigger than usual. Maybe relatives joke about “healthy weight gain.” Maybe parents think it’s just bloating, or that the child is eating well. After all, kids grow in spurts. Their bodies change. A slightly swollen tummy doesn’t immediately…