Each year in the U.S. approximately 12,500 children and adolescents are diagnosed with cancer. Currently over 78% of children with cancer survive, but as many as 2/3 of them will develop at least one long-term health problem, or late effect of the cancer and treatment, often years or even decades after the treatment has ended.
The Center for Survivors of Childhood Cancer is proud to be supported from a grant from the Lance Armstrong Foundation.
The Center is dedicated to preserving and enhancing the well being and quality of life of survivors of childhood cancer through clinical care, advocacy, education, and survivorship research.
The Center’s multidisciplinary team includes specialists from pediatric oncology, psychology, oncology nursing, social work, child life, physical therapy, nutrition and sports medicine. Programs include a Long-Term Follow-Up Clinic, School Liaison Program, Physical Preparedness Program and a Survivor Advocacy Program.