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Read the Figy Family's reviews of Hozhoni Family Camp and One Step at a Time Family Camps

 

For some children with cancer, decisions made before treatment may very well determine whether or not that child will someday be able to have a family of his or her own.

 

Panel Discussion: October 14 | RSVP

 

To help parents understand fertility issues as they relate to childhood cancer, UW Health's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Advisory Group (PHOAG) will hold a panel discussion at 6pm on October 14, 2008 as part of its quarterly meeting. The panel will include Sana Salih, MD and Daniel Williams IV, MD, UW Health physicians who specialize in reproductive endocrinology and fertility issues.  Read more

 

 

 

With the increasing number of childhood cancer survivors, and survivors living longer, a critical need is emerging to help these patients with long-term issues that can develop. That's where the Caring for Life Clinic at American Family Children's comes into the picture. Read more 

 

 

 

As UW Health pediatric oncologist Sinisa Dovat, MD, works to find the key to unlock the mysteries of cancer cells, he will be aided, as will scientists, researchers and physicians across UW Health, by the opening of the new Wisconsin Institutes for Medical Research (WIMR). Read more

 

 

 

The lifelong impact of childhood cancer can be felt in every aspect of a patient's life - from future career choices, health insurance, even family planning. With each Rainbow's End e-Newsletter, UW Health Social Workers Joyce Kilgore-Carlin, MSW, APSW and Andrea Urbon, MSSW, LCSW will provide information of interest to childhood cancer patients to help them navigate different issues they may encounter.