The Division of Hematology, Oncology and Bone Marrow
Transplantation includes the Section of Hematology, Section of
Oncology and Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation. The
division has more than 1,000 inpatient admissions
and approximately 10,000 outpatient visits annually.
Clinical services are provided in the outpatient clinics and the
inpatient unit. Our state-of-the-art inpatient unit includes
38 hepa-filtered private rooms with 15 bone marrow transplant beds,
two infusion rooms, two playrooms and a parent room.
Commonly Treated Conditions
- Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)
- Acute myelogenic leukemia (AML)
- Brain tumors
- Ewing's Family of Sarcomas
- Liver tumors
- Hodgkin's disease
- Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
- Neuroblastomas
- Wilms' tumor
- Osteosarcoma
- Retinoblastoma
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Other childhood cancers
- Hemophilia and other bleeding disorders
- Hematological disorders
- Sickle Cell Disease
Section of Hematology
The Section of Hematology has a strong Sickle Cell Program that
follows approximately 300 patients with sickle cell. Additionally,
we have an excellent Coagulation/Thrombosis service that
follows more than 500 patients with bleeding disorders.
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Section of Oncology
The Section of Oncology is the sole regional site of the
Children's Oncology Group, the National Cancer Institute's
cooperative organization for childhood cancer research. With
approximately 185 new pediatric oncology diagnoses per year, our
oncology program is one of the larger programs in the United
States.
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Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation
The Section of Bone Marrow Transplantation provides experience
in the full range of transplant activity including unrelated and
related donor transplants for both malignant and non-malignant
diseases. It is a regional bone marrow transplant center for
Missouri, Kansas and Iowa performing approximately 35
transplants per year.
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Services Offered
- Bone marrow aspirates and biopsies
- Bone marrow transplants
- Blood product administration
- Chemotherapy and medication administration
- Education and support programs
- Psychology services
