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Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Cancer and Blood Disorders Center is a top-ranked pediatric hematology & oncology program through @DanaFarber & @BostonChildrens

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RT @DanaFarberNews: Congratulations to Andrew E. Place, MD, PhD, who has been appointed as Dana-Farber/Boston Children’s Cancer and Blood D….
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RT @bloodgenes: Why do Latino children have the highest risk for childhood leukemia in the US? We identify one cause for this in a paper ou….
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RT @Armstrong_dfci: Looking forward to this opportunity!.
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Thank you to @DisneyOnIce for hosting our patients and their families for a magical night at the @tdgarden. We loved seeing all their happy faces!.#DFBC #PediatricOncology #DisneyonIce .@WCVB.
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Jimmy Fund patients get red carpet treatment at 'Disney on Ice' | Click on the image to read the full story
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@DFBC_BrainTumor Fact 6: More than 90% of children diagnosed with cancer each year in the US are cared for at a children’s cancer center that is affiliated with the NCI-supported Children’s Oncology Group (COG), like Dana-Farber/Boston Children's. #DFBC #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay.
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Fact 5: Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in kids. The specialists in our Brain Tumor Center stand with these amazing kids and families, offering the best care and treatment. #DFBC #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay #Pediatricbraincancer.@DFBC_BrainTumor.
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Fact 4: 17,000 children are diagnosed with cancer in the US each year and 400,000 children are diagnosed worldwide. Overall cancer death rates among children ages 0 to 14 years decreased an average of 1.4% per year. #DFBC #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay #PediatricCancer.
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Fact 3: There are more than 12 major types of pediatric cancers and over 100 subtypes. Leukemias (cancers of the bone marrow and blood) are the most common childhood cancers. They account for about 28% of all cancers in children. #DFBC #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay.
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Fact 2: In 1947, Dr. Sidney Farber and his team of clinicians and laboratory scientists were the first to use chemotherapy to treat cancer and they achieved the world’s first successful remission of acute lymphoblastic leukemia. #DFBC #InternationalChildhoodCancerDay.
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In honor of International Childhood Cancer Day, we are sharing some pediatric cancer facts:. Fact 1: Did you know, in 1975, the survival rate of a child in the US diagnosed with cancer was 61%? Due to major advancements, 84% of children with cancer now survive 5 years or more.
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February 15th is International Childhood Cancer Day. Today, as every day, we are thankful for our team members for providing unparalleled care to our pediatric cancer patients Together, we can create a world that is free of cancer. #DFBC #ChildhoodCancerDay #PediatricCancer
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RT @JFCactivities: In our Jimmy Fund Clinic we feel hope every day. Today was a special day! Chelsea was diagnosed at 17 months & then agai….
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We are proud to announce April A. Apfelbaum, PhD, Costanza Lo Cascio, PhD (@costanza_lc), and James J. Morrow, MD, PhD (@jamesjmorrow1) have been named as part of the Inaugural class of Damon Runyon–St. Jude Pediatric Cancer Research Fellows. Congratulations to April,.
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Thank you @WCVB for featuring Dana-Farber/Boston Children's Christine N. Duncan, MD in your "5 for Good" segment. Learn more about Anna's Pals (@annaspals) and their goal to building a beach house that is safe for immunocompromised kids below.
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The charity, started in Anna's memory, supports families with meals and supplies.
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RT @bloodgenes: Wonderful to have our paper, "Inherited blood cancer predisposition through altered transcription elongation", published (o….
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Compounds that obstruct the "landing gear" of a range of harmful viruses can successfully protect against infection by the virus that causes COVID-19, a study published today and led by Principal Investigator Loren Walensky, MD, PhD of Dana-Farber/Boston Children's.
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