National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Special expertise is available in:

· Bone Marrow Transplantation

· Therapy for Neuroblastoma

· Treatment of Pediatric Brain Tumors

· Sarcoma Therapy in Young Adults

There is a multidisciplinary clinic for long-term survivors of childhood and young adult cancer. The Musculoskeletal Oncology Program offers cutting edge research and care for children, adolescents, and young adults with bone and muscle tumors. The Division trains young physicians in the subspecialty of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology for which we receive training grant funding from the National Institutes of Health.

888.ASK.DUKE (888.275.3853)

800.MED.DUKE (800.633.3853)

The Duke Children's Hospital & Health Center are located on Erwin Road in Durham, NC.

Social workers and patient resource managers provide assistance in locating transportation resources. They will also help families to locate financial assistance for transportation

The Ronald McDonald House is located less than one mile from Duke Children's Hospital. The first reservation must be made by a social worker or patient resource manager. There is van service available. The address is:

The Ronald McDonald House of Durham

506 Alexander Avenue

Durham, NC 27705

Telephone: 919.286.9305

www.ronaldhousedurham.org

There are several hotels (some within walking distance) with medical rates. Social workers help families to locate financial assistance for lodging that is required by medical treatment.

Psychosocial support services are tailored to each family's needs. Each family meets with a social worker who provides support throughout treatment. In addition, psychologists, child life specialists, and chaplains are available. Duke has a hospital school for preschool through 12^th grade.

Our outpatient and inpatient home care planning teams coordinate home health care services throughout North Carolina and the adjacent states in which our patients live.

Birth through age 35

Daniel Wechsler, MD, PhD

Patients have available a multidisciplinary team of physicians, nurses, nurse practitioners, physician assistants and other health care professionals who specialize in the pediatric patient population. Patients with sarcomas and brain tumors are cared for by specialized multidisciplinary teams comprised of surgeons, pediatric oncologists, radiation therapists and physical therapists. Tumor boards are held on a regular basis and clinical case conferences are held weekly. Psychosocial rounds are also a regular feature of our conference schedule. Twice weekly didactic conferences are a major part of our formal course work for fellow trainees and are open to all.

Children's Oncology Group

Members of the Division serve in major leadership roles on a number of different disease and discipline committees in the Children's Oncology Group.

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Both clinical and basic research is ongoing in the areas of molecular biology of rhabdomyosarcoma, neuroblastoma, myeloid leukemia, and hematopoietic transplantation biology. The program fully participates in clinical research trials within the Children's Oncology Group.

Special expertise is available in bone marrow transplantation, neuroblastoma, young adult sarcoma, and brain tumors. There is also a multidisciplinary clinic for long-term survivors of childhood cancer.

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