Pediatric Oncology
Pediatric Oncology Care Close to Home
Our pediatric hematology and oncology team at Palm Beach Children's Hospital cares for children with blood disorders and cancers, such as hemophilia, bone marrow cancer and leukemia. From diagnosis through treatment, we’re here to provide support for your child’s health and emotional well-being, close to home and help your family navigate every step toward a brighter, healthier future together.
What Causes Cancer?
The causes of most childhood cancers are unknown. Unlike cancer in adults, which can be caused by aging and long-term exposure to cancer-inducing substances, it's not as simple to identify what a child may have been exposed to early in their development, making it more difficult to pinpoint a cause for a pediatric cancer diagnosis. The symptoms that many children with cancer present with, such as fever, frequent infections or bruises, are often associated with common conditions and may not be detected as cancer related.
Conditions Diagnosed and Treated
Conditions:
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)
- Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
- Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
- Solid Tumors:
- Neuroblastoma
- Bone tumors (Osteosarcoma and Ewing’s Sarcoma)
- Kidney tumors (Wilms Tumor)
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Other soft tissue sarcomas
- Central nervous system (brain) tumors (Medulloblastoma, ependymoma, brainstem gliomas, low and high-grade gliomas and germ cell tumors)
- Histiocytosis
- Other rare childhood cancers
Upon diagnosis, our team of affiliated pediatric oncologists, dedicated oncology nurses and physicians will develop a treatment plan tailored to your child's needs.
Treatments:
- Chemotherapy
- Surgery
- Radiation planning
- Immunotherapy
- Monoclonal antibodies
Children’s Oncology Group
Your child deserves – and you should expect – high-quality care when it comes to tackling cancer. That's why we're part of the Children's Oncology Group, the world's largest organization dedicated to childhood and adolescent cancer research, supported by the National Cancer Institute for over 20 years. This collaboration brings together more than 9,000 experts in childhood cancer from over 200 leading children's hospitals worldwide to help find cures for a broad spectrum of childhood cancers. Through this and other strategic partnerships, your child will have access to the most current, advanced research and treatment protocols.
COG’s Project Every Child is a unique research protocol for families and patients who wish to participate, allowing for the study of leftover materials from surgery and/or blood by scientists worldwide, regardless of their rarity or commonality and tracking their treatment and outcome data. This research helps us learn more about the causes of these cancers and helps lead to improved treatments and cures for children with cancer.
Find a Pediatric Oncologist in South Florida
While no parent wants to hear that their child has cancer, the pediatric hematology/oncology specialists at the Palm Beach Children's Hospital have made it their goal to help heal your child using some of the most advanced available treatments.