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| Quick Facts |
- Childhood cancers are the #1 disease killer of children - more than asthma, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, and pediatric AIDS combined.
- Childhood cancer is not single disease, but rather many different types that fall into 12 major categories. Common adult cancers are extremely rare in children, yet many cancers are almost exclusively found in children.
- Childhood cancers are cancers that primarily affect children, teens and young adults. When cancer strikes children and young adults, it affects them differently than it would an adult.
- Attempts to detect childhood cancers at an earlier stage, when the disease would react more favorably to treatment, have largely failed. Young patients often have a more advanced stage of cancer when first diagnosed.
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| About The Center |
| Innovative Programs. Nationally Recognized Research. |
| The Herbert Irving Child & Adolescent Oncology Center (HICAOC) is one of the largest and most distinguished pediatric oncology programs in the United States. The professional staff of the HICAOC provides compassionate care to children and adolescents not only throughout the New York tri-state area, but serves as a referral center for patients across the country and abroad. |
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| The division is comprised of health care professionals including physicians, basic scientists, fellows, behavioral psychologists, CAM practitioners, nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, research nurses, social workers, child-life specialists, and administrative personnel. Together as a unified team, they provide the expertise required to successfully diagnose and treat children afflicted with cancer and to perform the research that one day may help prevent and eradicate these diseases. Click here for more information |
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