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• Pediatric Oncology Program

• Diagnostic and Treatment Services
• Physicians and Staff
• Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
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Pediatric Oncology

Diagnostic and Treatment Services

Our team of specialists offers a comprehensive array of services in collaboration with other cancer center specialists to provide patients with the most effective care possible.

Patient Conditions

• Acute and chronic leukemia
• Solid cancers of childhood and adolescence
• Brain tumors
• Anemias
• Coagulopathies
• Aplastic anemia
• Blood dyscrasias
• Granulocyte abnormalities
• ITP and platelet abnormalities
• Sickle cell disease

Comprehensive Evaluations

• Hematologic disorders in children and adolescents
• Malignancies in children and adolescents
• Brain tumors in children and adolescents
• Long-Term Survivor Follow Up

Specialized Treatments

• Chemotherapy
• Coordination with surgeons and radiation oncologists
• Gamma Knife treatment
• Stereotactic surgical techniques
• Radioactive implants
• Counseling and education

Research Activities

• Neuroblastoma cell biology
• Experimental therapy of neuroblastoma
• Growth factor pathways in bone tumors
• Clinical leukemia research

Special Programs

Sickle Cell Disease Evaluation Clinic supports primary physicians in diagnosis and long-term follow-up of patients with sickle hemoglobinopathies

Services to Physicians

• Consultation on complicated cases
• Second opinions
• Evaluation of patient conditions
• Special treatment procedures
• Short-term and long-term management

Would you like to schedule an appointment?

If you would like to make an appointment, or if you have a patient who would benefit from the expertise and treatment we offer, call 1-800-888-8823 or you may contact the Division of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology directly at 410-328-2808.

This page was last updated on: February 13, 2013.

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