When Madeleine Roberts was only three, she was diagnosed with childhood leukemia. Fifteen years later, she and her father talk about their family's experience with Nemours.
Patient Story
Oncology: Eilish
Four-year-old Eilish began showing signs that she was not at all well. She was irritable, sleeping more than usual and a little jaundiced. Then she devel...
Video Patient Story: Listening To Our Families
Video Patient Story: Healing Tatum
What mom, Melissa, thought at first were just bruises on her daughter Tatum's legs, turned out to be childhood leukemia. But at Nemours, the family found partners who would see them through, doing whatever it took to heal Tatum.
Video Patient Story: Solving a Mystery and Saving Tori
The Hornicks had a difficult time finding someone who could explain the mysterious purple knot on their daughter Tori's tailbone, until they came to Nemours.
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Cancer Care (Oncology)
Mail:
5153 N. Ninth Avenue
Pensacola, FL 32504
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Phone:
(850) 505-4700
Doctors:
Doctors and other caregivers within the Division of Hematology/Oncology diagnose and treat children with a variety of cancers (oncology). Patients are referred to us from primary care providers, family practice physicians, and pediatricians throughout northwest Florida and southern Alabama.
We’re part of the Children’s Oncology Group (COG), an international organization that conducts research to identify cancer causes and pioneer promising new treatments and cures for childhood cancer. Our participation in COG allows us to offer the best care available. And our staff members are actively involved in clinical research to develop new treatments.
Patients receive outpatient chemotherapy treatments and intravenous (through a vein) drug infusions in a child-friendly environment. And we hold special clinics for children with cancer who require long-term follow-up.
Children who needed to be hospitalized for care are admitted to nearby Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital. With assistance from our Nemours physicians, Sacred Heart now offers a Hematology/Oncology Pediatric Unit specially dedicated to children with cancer. The Thomas Jenkins Pediatric Oncology Unit is named after Dr. Jenkins, a Nemours hematologist/oncologist.
Learn more about Nemours Children’s Clinic, Pensacola.
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Trusted Resources
- American Cancer Society (ACS)
- CHILD Cancer Fund
- Children’s Brain Tumor Foundation (CBTF)
- Children’s Oncology Group
- Dreams Come True
- Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS)
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Marrow Donor Program (NMDP)
- Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation (PBTF)
- SuperSibs
- Tom Coughlin Jay Fund Foundation
Nemours News
D.O. Believe Foundation Donates Nemours Childhood Cancer Research
On November 9, the D.O. Believe Foundation presented a donation of $25,000 to the Nemours Center for Childhood Cancer Research.
Hyundai Hope on Wheels Awards Nemours 100,000 Grant
To support three new videos for younger kids with cancer, local Hyundai dealers and representatives of Hyundai Motor America presented a Hope Grant in...