Conditions we Treat
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Conditions pediatric hematologist oncologists treat
Our pediatric hematologist oncologists treat the full range of blood disorders and childhood cancers. We provide treatment for cancers such as:
Brain and spinal cord tum
Irregular cell masses starting in the brain or spinal cord
Germ cell tumors
Tumors that start in the cells that make up the reproductive system
Hepatoblastoma
A very rare tumor that starts in liver cells
Hodgkin & non-Hodgkin
Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin lymphoma is cancer starting in the white blood cells, which fight infections
Leukemia
Cancer that starts in the body's blood cells and blood-forming tissues, such as bone marrow
Neuroblastoma
Cancer that starts in early nerve cells called neuroblasts, usually affecting infants or children under 5
Wilms tumor
A type of kidney cancer that primarily affects children
Our specialists also treat pediatric blood disorders, including:
Anemia
A condition in which the body doesn't have enough healthy red blood cells
Aplastic anemia
The bone marrow stops producing enough new red blood cells
Hemolytic anemia
The body destroys red blood cells faster than it makes them
Iron-deficiency anemia
The body doesn't have enough iron to create an adequate amount of red blood cells
Megaloblastic anemia
Megaloblastic (pernicious) anemia is when the bone marrow creates red blood cells that are unusually large
Sickle cell anemia
With this disorder red blood cells are sickle shaped instead of round, causing them to clump together and block blood flow
Hemophilia
A disorder in which blood doesn't clot properly
ITP
Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is a disorder in which the blood contains an irregularly low number of platelets.
Thalassemia
An inherited disorder in which the body doesn't have enough hemoglobin, the substance that helps red blood cells circulate oxygen