Nemours Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

As a National Cancer Institute Community Oncology Research Program (NCORP) we’re a fully integrated pediatric cancer network with recognized excellence in clinical research, clinical care and quality improvement.

When you come to NCCBD, it’s like getting a second, third and fourth opinion based on our established care teams’ collaborative insights and depth of experience.

We’re as committed to researching new treatments and cures as we are to providing the very highest level of care to families. Everything we do at the bedside impacts our research — and everything we learn in the lab impacts our care.

Our well-resourced, organizationwide efforts in clinical trials have led to national accolades and leadership. And each of our core locations is highly regarded for outstanding clinical trial participation, access and management.

When compared with the three top-rated U.S. children’s hospitals for pediatric oncology and hematology, we’re on par with or exceed national benchmarks for infection prevention, five-year cancer survival rates and bone marrow transplant survival rates.

The Leapfrog Group named two of our core locations a “Top Children’s Hospital” (Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children for 2012, Nemours Children’s Hospital for 2016). The duPont Hospital for Children is also ranked among the best for pediatric oncology by U.S. News & World Report.

Many of our physicians are selected as premier physicians in the country, year after year.

The National Institutes of Health designated our sickle cell research program a Center of Biomedical Research Excellence (COBRE).

Our applicable programs are recognized by the Foundation for the Accreditation of Cellular Therapy (FACT) for meeting or exceeding the most rigorous standards in every aspect of blood and bone marrow transplant therapy.

For years, we’ve been at the forefront of “family-centered care,” a philosophy that emphasizes collaboration with patients and their families.

Our ability to offer pediatric oncology and hematology expertise, access to 30-plus other medical and surgical specialties, and extensive collaboration with community health care organizations helps us give kids top-notch care from some of the best minds and facilities.