Category: Cancer and Blood Diseases

Sickle cell disease is the most common genetic blood disorder in the United States. It is also often misunderstood. Learn four things about sickle cell and the people it affects.

It's important for parents to know the symptoms and risk factors of blood clots in kids so that they can be caught and treated early.

Von Willebrand disease is the most common inherited bleeding disorder. Learn misconceptions about it to help increase awareness & diagnosis.

Child Life specialists play an important role in helping our patients through proton therapy, a radiation treatment that minimizes damage to areas surrounding tumors.

Drinking too much cow’s milk can cause iron deficiency anemia in toddlers and growing children. Learn about the other causes of this common type of anemia and how to prevent it.

Cecil has Hemophilia A and desperately wanted to attend his 8th grade class trip to NYC and DC. However, he needed someone to infuse his factor while he was away. Learn how his school nurse helped make it happen.

When parents learn that their child needs a bone marrow transplant, they naturally have a lot of questions. Read this list of potential questions to ask to start the conversation with the medical team.

When Roman was diagnosed with neuroblastoma at 18 months old, his mom says it felt like a typhoon and a tornado hitting them at the same time. Complete devastation and total helplessness. Now 13, read how Roman is overcoming challenges and focusing on the perfect career for him.

Having chronic myeloid leukemia has not slowed Adam down! He was diagnosed nine years ago and has since graduated college and lives and works in Spain. Read how he has taken charge of his condition and is living life to the fullest!

Hepatoblastoma, the common form for liver cancer in children, occurs in about 1 in 1.5 million kids in the U.S. Most kids can be cured and will go on to live fulfilling lives. However, some require newer therapies and treatments. Read the most frequently asked questions Dr. Geller receives about them.

Dr. Trent Hummel spends two weeks at camp every summer with his patients and other cancer and blood diseases patients. It's called NJoyitAll Camp. It is one of Dr. Hummel's very favorite things to do and he explains why it's so special.

When a mom asked her pediatrician about the rash on her son's back, she thought she would get a simple answer. Instead, he received a diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis. This marked the beginning of a journey that would include traveling almost 900 miles for a life-saving therapy and liver transplant.

As more childhood cancer survivors are thriving into adulthood, they may now be ready to consider starting a family. Read some questions to ask your doctor as you begin this process.

Chevy, a facility dog at Cincinnati Children's, helped Katie through cancer treatment and was with Katie on her last day. Because when no doctor, no nurse, no radiation, no modern medicine could heal her, Chevy could do what no one else could.  He could just be with her.

When a child first receives a cancer diagnosis, it can feel overwhelming. Read our team's list of things to consider as you begin this journey.

One year following a diagnosis of a nongerminomatous germ cell tumor and subsequent proton therapy treatment, Kelly is stronger, wiser, and his hair is thicker.

Adolescents and young adults with cancer face a unique set of challenges and fare worse than kids with some of the same types of cancers.

Samantha, a young adult Ewing's sarcoma survivor, looks back at her diagnosis, treatment & recovery. But what she's most excited about is the look forward.

CAR T-cell therapy could potentially offer a cure to kids with relapsed acute lymphocytic leukemia. Here’s what parents need to know about it:

Now in remission, 7-year-old with Philadelphia Chromosome-Positive Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Ph+ ALL) signs letter of intent with the Miami RedHawks.

Practical suggestions for helping and talking to a family of a child with cancer.

Mitch Stone, a boy who survived a PNET brain tumor and was adopted by the University of Cincinnati football team in 2009, starts college at UC.

Dr. Perentesis explains why proton therapy is a game changer in cancer treatment: reduced side effects and secondary cancers; improved long-term outcomes.

Some cancer and blood disease treatments are more damaging to fertility than others. Here's what parents need to know about fertility in kids with cancer.