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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0538dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B><IMG SRC="069a7980.gif" border=0 width="167" height="152" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=82 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0548dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336666" FACE="Arial" ><B>Miracle Road</B></FONT><B>     </B><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Miracle Road"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U>About Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U>News</U></A>   |   <B>FAQ</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Favorite Links"><U>Favorite Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Store"><U>The Store</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jesse The J Walkers"><U>Jesse & The J Walkers</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Jesses Log"><U>Jesse's Log</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Prayer List"><U>Prayer List</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id27.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Chat Room"><U>Chat Room</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=398 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0548dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I>FAQ</I></div> <div> What is childhood cancer?</div> <div> Cancer is an abnormality in a cell's internal regulatory mechanisms that results in uncontrolled growth and reproduction of the cell. This sounds simple, but there are probably more regulatory interactions occurring within a cell than there are interactions among people in New York City in any given day. </div> <div> Normal cells make up tissues, and when these cells lose their ability to behave as a specified, controlled and coordinated unit (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B>dedifferentiation</B></FONT>) the defect leads to disarray amongst the cell population. When this occurs, a tumor is formed. (More about this later.) Cancer is a term describing a large variety of disorders of proliferation. The specific disorder may vary from tissue type to tissue type. A single tumor may even have different populations of cells within it with differing processes that have gone awry. </div> <bR> <div> How do I help?</div> <div> Probably on of the best ways to help children with cancer is remain very positive.  With all the new research in childhood cancer, there is no reason not to be positive.  A second way to help is by financial donations.  This can be directly toward an individual's hospitals bills (treating cancer is extremely expensive) or by donating to a reputable (ask lots of question on how the money is being spent) foundation.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>