Cancer Recovery
Cancer Recovery and the Cancer Survivorship Program
- Will my cancer come back?
- What do I need to do to keep myself healthy?
- Will my cancer treatments affect my ability to have children when I am ready?
- Are there certain things that I should know about my health now that I am a cancer survivor?
The Cancer Survivorship Program at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is a cancer recovery program that works with survivors to answer these questions and to maximize their health and wellness. The cancer recovery team members — doctors, nurses and psychologists — provide expert care to survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer who are experiencing or may be at risk for late effects of cancer treatment.
Our cancer recovery program provides follow-up care to hundreds of long-term cancer survivors each year. Since the cure rate for newly diagnosed patients is approximately 80 percent, we expect that our clinic will continue to expand. Our newest offering is a Multidisciplinary Cancer Survivorship Clinic that enables survivors to see physicians and nurses from various Hospital departments all on the same day.
Our history
In 1983, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, under the direction of Dr. Anna T. Meadows, started the first program to care for and track long-term survivors of childhood cancers. The program's goals were then, and are now, to:
- Improve the health and well-being of childhood cancer survivors by promoting adherence to a schedule of follow-up appointments
- Provide referrals to specialists as needed
- Offer psychological counseling
- Transition patients to adult care when ready
- Educate patients, parents and healthcare professionals about the long-term effects of cancer treatment.
Contact Us
- 215-590-0432
