Wilm’s tumor

Success in Wilms Tumor Highlights Clinical Trial Cooperation in Pediatrics

September 17, 2013

Ryan Bendoff with doctor Dr. Susan Cohn, before the CureSearch Walk at Soldier Field, Saturday, September 7. Photo by Jean Lachat

The high rates of cure in Wilms tumor, one of the big success stories in pediatric oncology, are due to the treatment advances over the past 40 years achieved through successive studies conducted by the National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTSG)and the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP). [Read more]

Q&A with New Chief of Pediatric Surgery, Dr. Jessica Kandel

September 16, 2013

An interview with Jessica Kandel, MD, our new chief of pediatric surgery, on her research and what's in store for surgical programs at Comer Children's Hospital. [Read more]

What Do We Do When a Child Gets an ‘Adult’ Cancer?

July 8, 2013

Many of the cancers that occur in children, such as Wilms tumor or neuroblastoma, are rarely found in adults. Conversely, the vast majority of patients with malignant melanoma are adults. Why are some cancers restricted to the pediatric age and others to adults? And how do you treat them? [Read more]