Pediatric Oncology

Pediatric Oncology is a subspecialty of medical oncology, where the focus in on providing the best and most state-of-the-art care to the cancers that are unique to children.

The standard of care for a child with cancer is for them to be treated on the standard arm of whatever the last study was or to be enrolled in a current study.

We provide services to children in concert with many regional pediatric cancer centers. The closest options available are Boise, Spokane, Denver and Salt Lake City. We serve as a means of providing that care locally, often in collaboration with those other institutions.

Your child's oncologist will work with you to create a treatment plan and inform you of all treatment options, which might include chemotherapy or other therapy treatments.

Chemotherapy, which is often referred to as “chemo,” is a procedure that attempts to use one or more drugs to attack cancer cells directly in hopes of killing the cancer-stricken area.

Chemotherapy is used to treat many forms of cancer, areas affected by cancer, or cancerous growths including:

• To control an incurable tumor
• To help reduce the size of a tumor before surgery or another form of therapy
• To reduce pain

For more information about medical oncology or to learn about your treatment options, please contact our office today.