Cancer
10 Ways to Help Siblings of Cancer Patients
A cancer diagnosis in a child affects the entire family. Out of necessity, the sick child gets more attention from parents and often receives special treatment or gifts. The sick child’s siblings are very aware of this shift in the family dynamic and are impacted by the emotional turmoil. Young children may regress in their […]
Don’t Thank Me for Curing Your Child: Perspectives of a Pediatric Oncologist
by Mark Fluchel, MD Pediatric Oncologist As a pediatric oncologist, every patient I treat has a potentially life threatening illness. Although we have a long way to go before we can cure all cancers, pediatric oncology has enjoyed some of the most dramatic improvements in all of medicine over the last 50 years. For many […]
Customized Care Plans for Cancer Survivors
For patients with cancer, recovery doesn’t end when the treatment stops. Unprecedented gains have been made in the cure rates for childhood cancer during the past decade. This progress reflects the medical community’s dedication to cancer research, innovative treatment methods, and a relatively new multidisciplinary approach to cancer care. Because of this steady improvement and […]
Primary Children’s Hosts a Picnic for Cancer Patients and Their Families
Facepainting, bingo, waffles, and a chance to just be a kid. Last week Primary Children’s cancer unit hosted a special picnic at Sugar House Park for children with or who have beat cancer, as well as their families. 5-year-old Ariana (Ari) Paxton has battled neuroblastoma since 2013. For her mom, Lisa, the picnic meant a lot to the […]
Leading the Fight Against Childhood Cancer
Approximately one in 300 boys and one in 333 girls in the United States will develop cancer before their 21st birthday. While this rate has continued to increase for the past 50 years, the overall survival rate for children and teens with cancer has increased dramatically. Primary Children’s Hospital is one of the nation’s top […]
