The Childhood and Adolescent Cancer & Blood Diseases Center

05/06/2024

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09/22/2022

Mark your calendars!!!
The Childhood Cancer and Sickle Cell Awareness Education Day will take place on Wednesday, September 28th!

07/28/2022

For a second year in a row, Children’s Cancer Fund is hosting a fundraiser at Whippoorwill Country Club in Armonk, NY on 9/20/22. You can register to play golf and join us for dinner or come for dinner only. If you can’t join us that day, there are also sponsorship opportunities available. Click the link for more information https://www.childrenscancerfundny.org/golf-outing-2022/
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07/26/2022

07/22/2022

On behalf of Dr. Mitchell Cairo and the International Organizing Committee, we are pleased to announce the 7th International Symposium on Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. This symposium is designed to present the latest scientific and clinical advances in childhood, adolescent, and young adult NHL, NHL biopathology, NHL genomics, stem cell transplantation, immunobiology, imaging, late effects and survivorship, treatment and prognosis. Early Bird Registration is open! Click the link to learn more
https://cayanhl.pcrf-kids.org/

03/31/2022

Andrew and Dr. Jeremy Rosenblum are both letting their hair grow out so they can at the upcoming St. Baldrick’s event on April 3rd! It’s not too late to be a part of this fantastic event. Click the link below for more information 🎗❤️🎗❤️


https://www.stbaldricks.org/events/NoHairDontCare2022

03/18/2022

It’s time again to BRAVE THE SHAVE!!
Please join us April 3rd at Captain Lawrence Brewery in Elmsford, NY. If you can’t join in person, you can join from anywhere. Click on the link below for more information about raising money to fights kids cancer!

This St. Baldrick's Foundation event is raising money for childhood cancer research by shaving heads! Whether you decide to shave your head, volunteer, or donate, we hope you'll be a part of the excitement.

03/18/2022

Happy St. Patrick’s Day from the Pediatric Infusion Center to you! ☘️🎗☘️🎗

02/15/2022

International Childhood Cancer Day is February 15. It’s a day to spread awareness about the kind of childhood cancers, their diagnosis and treatment. In high income countries, where comprehensive services are widely available, more than 80% of children with cancer are cured. This is not the case in low to middle income countries where lack of awareness leads to delayed diagnosis and decreased survival 🎗🎗🎗

02/03/2022

We are pleased to announce that the 7th Annual Childhood, Adolescent and Young Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma in NYC October 20-23, 2022. For more information, click on the link https://cayanhl.pcrf-kids.org/

12/08/2021

Many first in human clinical trials of cellular therapy in the United States originate in the Westchester Medical Center Cellular Tissue and Engineering Laboratory (CTEL) laboratory. Children and adults from around the country travel to Westchester Medical Center to receive these advanced cellular therapies for curative treatments. Click on the attached video to hear Dr. Mitchell Cairo, Chief of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplant here at WMC, as well as the Medical and Science Director of CTEL, discuss some of what we offer.

This is "Innovations-CTEL-Mitchell Cairo" by WMCHealth on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

12/01/2021

Christina Barbieri, Registered Nurse at the Childhood and Adolescent Cancer and Blood Disease Center, and Wish alum, Kelly McConologue were featured on a
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From caregiver and patient to becoming friends and volunteers, this episode showcases what Christina Barbieri calls a “full-circle moment”. ⁠
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When Kelly was receiving treatment at the Westchester Medical Center - Infusion Center, she struck up a life-long friendship with Christina, a Registered Nurse. Their paths crossed once again when they both volunteered for our Walk for Wishes walkathon, and in this episode, they share what keeps bringing them back to Make-A-Wish.

LISTEN NOW at hudson.wish.org/podcast or wherever you get your podcasts.