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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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| Our Programs |
Gifts to Hope & Heroes support four specialized programs that support children with cancer; each program combines a clinical care component with research.
The Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer was the first program of its kind to medically mainstream complementary medicine (acupuncture, herbal medicine, nutrition, exercise, yoga, etc.) into a program of conventional treatments for pediatric cancer. Many parents of children with cancer investigate complementary/alternative medicine (CAM) to help manage the side effects associated with cancer therapy, augment the efficacy of conventional medications, and provide support for coping with the diagnosis of cancer. Through philanthropy, this one-of-a-kind program provides all CAM services at no cost to our patients. |
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The Valerie Fund Psychosocial Program includes a child psychologist, child-life specialists, and social workers. This team helps patients and families cope with hospital visits and procedures, school re-entry, and the neuro-psychological effects of cancer treatment. With support from the Valerie Fund, our team provides emotional and psychological support during a protracted period of family crisis.
The Pediatric Cancer Foundation Developmental Therapeutics Program includes basic research to define novel therapeutic targets, transitional research to adapt observations from the laboratory to patients, and clinical research to examine the behavior of novel therapeutics. This program has been awarded one of only twenty Phase I contracts granted by the National Cancer Institute through the auspices of the Children's Oncology Group. This designation recognizes our pediatric oncology program as one of the elite institutions in the country and it is the only so designated center caring for children and adolescents with cancer in the New York, New Jersey, Connecticut tri-state region. Participation in the Phase I consortium allows us to offer our patients many of the newest and most cutting-edge treatments.
The Center for Survivor Wellness provides care to the ever-increasing patient population that has successfully completed cancer treatment. The Center’s purpose is to diminish the long term effects of cancer treatment, including second malignancies, and to introduce healthy lifestyle changes to patients who have survived cancer. The physical, social, emotional, educational and vocational needs of survivors are addressed through multi-disciplinary comprehensive evaluations, recommendations and follow-up. Single institution and collaborative research initiatives are coordinated furthering our Center’s ability to recognize, treat and, where possible, prevent late effects. |
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