Children's Cancer Center

The Children's Cancer Center at Schneider Children's Hospital diagnoses and treats children, adolescents and young adults with cancer. Nationally and internationally recognized pediatric oncologists with expertise in treating pediatric leukemia, sarcomas, neuroblastoma, bone tumors, Wilms tumors and other rare tumors of childhood staff the Center. The Center is an active member of the Children's Oncology Group, providing families with National Cancer Institute sponsored clinical trials in pediatric cancer. Therapy is administered in the outpatient/day hospital or the inpatient unit at Schneider Children's Hospital. Support staff includes pediatric nurses, social workers and child life specialists specifically equipped to deal with children and families of children with cancer. The multidisciplinary team includes pediatric surgeons with expertise in pediatric cancer surgery, pediatric pathologists and radiation oncologists with expertise in pediatric radiation therapy. All new cases are discussed in a weekly multidisciplinary tumor board consisting of pediatric oncologists, pediatric surgeons, pediatric radiologists, pediatric pathologists and pediatric radiation therapists. The effort to cure pediatric tumors is supported by our state of the art pediatric bone marrow transplantation program. Pediatric brain tumors are treated in the Pediatric Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Program by dedicated pediatric neuro-oncologists, pediatric neurologists, and pediatric neurosurgeons and support staff.

How to contact us

Day Hospital: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Physicians-on-call 24 hours/7 days per week for emergencies.

Office: (718) 470-3460
Fax: (718) 343-4642
Page Operator: (718) 470-7700

Arlene Redner, Section Head, Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics