Our
Services
You,
as a parent, know your child better than
anyone else. MassGeneral
Hospital for Children practices family-centered care.
You are integral part of the treatment
team. We encourage you and other family
members to be involved as much as possible
in your child's cancer care.
Our services include the following:
- Initial evaluation by the doctor
which includes a careful health
history, a physical examination,
blood tests, x-rays, scans and other
tests depending on the location
and the type of cancer
- A comprehensive and personal treatment
plan which may include surgery,
radiation therapy, and chemotherapy
- Second opinions
- To obtain a second opinion or
consultation by our multidisciplinary
team please call:
Carol Danner at 617-724-3315
- For children with brain tumors,
we offer a Pediatric Brain Tumor
clinic. For
information
- Additional
Resources
Advanced
Treatments
Our center is committed to the development
and implementation of an personalized
treatment plan that encompasses the latest
treatments such as:
- State-of-the-art radiation treatments,
including proton beam therapy at
the
Francis
H. Burr Proton Therapy Center, which
as access to specialized clinical
protocols for specific pediatric
cancers such as soft tissue sarcomas
and brain tumors
- Access to national cancer institute-supported
clinical trials group devoted exclusively
to children and adolescents with cancer
Clinical
Trials and Research
The MassGeneral CancerCare for
Children participates in two organizations
devoted to childhood and adolescent cancer
research. They are: Children's
Oncology Group (COG), and Pediatric
Brain Tumor Consortium (PBTC).
MassGeneral CancerCare for Children
is one of ten founding member academic
medical institutions. The PBTC is a unique
group devoted to further advancing the
care, treatment, and research of brain
tumors in children. Some of their innovative
strategies include new biological therapies
and chemotherapy regimens as well as novel
neurosurgical procedures and radiation
therapy techniques. Find
Pediatric Clinical Trials
Support
& Coping
When a child is diagnosed with
cancer, it has a significant impact not
only on the child, but parents, siblings
and extended family as well. Our program
practices family-centered care. Parents
and family members are an integral part
of the treatment team and are encouraged
to be involved as much as possible.
To find about the support and education
programs for children and families such
as:
To Learn About Helping Kids Cope with
Cancer, please see the Cancer
Resource Room.
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