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Oncology Associated Programs Conditions & Treatments Meet Our Team Locations Contact Information Request an Apppointment     Email This Page Print This Page           Oncology Each year, the Division of Oncology at Children’s National Medical Center treats approximately 225 children as new cancer patients. Patients receive comprehensive, state-of-the-art care and have access to the technical and clinical excellence that gives them their best opportunity for survival. Children’s plays an active role in childhood cancer research, education, and advocacy. Through participation in more than 100 clinical trials, Children’s strives not only to cure cancer, but to minimize the side effects of treatment. Faculty at Children’s serve as study chairs for several national and international clinical trials in acute leukemia, brain tumors, renal tumors, bone tumors, and other solid tumors. In addition, Children’s is the only center in the region and one of only a handful in the country with access to Children’s Oncology Group’s Phase I trials and Pediatric Brain Tumor Consortium protocols. When a child has cancer, it affects everyone in the family — and Children’s team cares for them all. The Patient and Family Support Program provides mental and psychosocial services and other helpful resources to help families cope as best as possible. The Division of Oncology is part of the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.