Performing the world's first successful transplant for immune deficiency and lymphoma. The Blood and Marrow Transplantation program continues to be a leader in improving transplantation and developing new applications. Developing a method of detecting leukemia cells in the blood and bone marrow of patients in remission, which has drastically increased standard detection capabilities.
Early detection is critical to higher survival rates.
Identifying the long-term effects of childhood cancer. Each of these behaves differently, but all are characterized by an uncontrolled multiplication of abnormal cells. The causes of most childhood cancers are not known. Pediatric cancer care Children with cancer rarely are treated by family physicians or pediatricians. A child with cancer must be diagnosed precisely and treated by clinical and laboratory scientists who have expertise in the management of children with cancer.