Pediatric Cancer Program
Program Leader:
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology offers comprehensive care for children with blood disorders and cancer. Patients are cared for in the inpatient unit of Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth (CHaD) and in the daily outpatient clinics in the Cancer Center. Whenever possible children receive therapy and undergo diagnostic tests close to home under the guidance of their primary health care provider, with support from our program. Members of the Nursing staff, Department of Patient and Family Services, Child Life Program, Chaplaincy Office, and the adult Section of Hematology/Oncology play key roles in the comprehensive management of patients.
Special Services and Diagnostic Tests
- Review of peripheral blood smear
- Bone marrow aspiration and biopsy
- Coagulation and thrombotic evaluations
- Lumbar puncture and CSF examination
- School integration for the chronically ill child
- Late Effects Clinic
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Clinic
Research Interests
- Participation in the Children's Oncology Group (COG), the nationwide cooperative organization dedicated to clinical research and the care of children with malignant disease
