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Medical Programs
Childhood Cancer
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Back in the Game
Childhood Cancer
Underscoring today's unprecedented hope of curing children with cancer, the Cancer Center for Kids -- a full participating member of the National Cancer Institute's Children's Oncology Group (COG) --utilizes the most advanced treatment protocols to battle all childhood cancers, including:
- Acute and Chronic Leukemia
- Lymphomas
- Brain Tumors
- Neuroblastoma
- Wilms Tumor
- Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors
- Other Rare Cancers
Blood Disorders
Winthrop's pediatric hematologists treat a wide range of blood disorders including:
- Hemophilia
- Von Willebrand's Disease
- ITP (Immune Throbocytopenic Purpura)
- Sickle Cell Disease
- Thalassemia
- Iron Deficiency and other Anemias
- Thrombotic Disorders
- Screening tests for abnormal pre-surgical coagulation
Many patients on chronic transfusion therapy are also cared for at the Center.
Survivorship
Generation of Survivors
Pat Lyons Long Term Follow-Up Program
The only Survivorship Health Program of its type on Long Island
With advances in the treatment of childhood cancer, more than 75 percent of children diagnosed with a malignancy in the United States will survive into adulthood. Today there are more than 220,000 survivors of childhood cancer, nearly one in every 900 young adults. The majority of childhood cancer survivors are living full, healthy lives, but they may be at risk of developing late effects from the life-saving treatments used to cure their cancer. The Generation of Survivors Clinic, sponsored by the Pat Lyons Foundation, is dedicated to helping this growing generation of survivors achieve the healthiest and fullest life possible by providing evaluation, health education and support.
Programs/Services
Survivors of childhood cancer have unique needs best addressed in the specialized setting of a long term follow-up program focusing on survivorship issues. Generation of Survivors is the only survivorship health program on Long Island where comprehensive follow-up care is delivered in a quiet and relaxed atmosphere, with hours that are separate from those of the busy ambulatory treatment center. All the resources of the program are directed toward meeting the special needs of the survivors and their families.
The Center's staff provides comprehensive and compassionate care based upon guidelines and standards established by The Children's Oncology Group (COG) and other recognized authorities. All patients are seen by a board certified Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Certified Pediatric Oncology nurses, and other specialists experienced in working with survivors of childhood cancer.
In recognition of the special needs of the survivors and their families, the Center's team:
- Offers a complete evaluation of the survivor
- Identifies and addresses potential late effects from diagnosis or treatment
- Provides up-to-date information and support for survivors and their families
- Assists survivors in accessing the many resources available to them, including referrals for assistance with education, employment and other concerns
- Provides guidance and education for living a healthy lifestyle
- Serves as consultants to the medical community
- Participates in childhood cancer research studies
Who is eligible?
- Survivors of childhood cancer who are five years since diagnosis and two years off treatment
- Childhood cancer survivors diagnosed between the ages of 0-18 years
For more information, questions or to enroll, please call (516) 663-9400.
Back in the Game
This innovative and unique physical education and training program, sponsored by the Foster Foundation and the Menges Family, helps children recovering from cancer or other blood disorders regain strength, balance, flexibility and overall fitness in a fun and safe environment and assimilate into everyday sports and physical activities faster. The program is designed to reintroduce physical activity and strength building after treatment has ended. Participation enables children and adolescents to feel strong and healthy and regain a sense of physical control.
Piloted and developed by the Professional Athletic Performance Center in conjunction with Winthrop-University Hospital's Cancer Center for Kids, the program is open to young cancer patients regardless of where they are being treated. The staff of Back in the Game includes world-class licensed physical therapists, many of whom hold dual licenses/certifications from the National Strength and Conditioning Association and/or the National Athletic Trainers Association. They are educated to recognize, evaluate, treat and train every individual safely, with a focus on fun.
The 12 Week Program Includes:
- One-on-One evaluation and consultation
- One-on-One fitness and physical therapy
- Group fitness and conditioning (2 sessions per week/45 minutes per session)
Benefits of the Program Include Improving:
- Strength
- Balance
- Eye-Hand Coordination
- Agility
- Body Coordination
- Flexibility Training
- Core Training
- Speed
Sessions are held at the
Performance Center
Garden City, NY
This 20,000-square-foot center is a place where every child can have fun and improve every aspect of their physical fitness while increasing their competitive edge. The Center includes:
- Physical therapy facility
- Weight training/conditioning area
- Six-lane, 60-yard indoor track
- Athletic turf field
- Hard-court surface
- Hockey rink with synthetic ice surface
- Two golf cages
- Viewing room for parents
Who is eligible:
- Childhood cancer survivors between the ages 8-18
For more information, questions or to enroll, please call (516) 663-9400
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