At St. Jude, docs work with scientists to study extra about what causes leukemia and lymphoma. Then we work to develop new remedies that concentrate on these causes. St. Jude makes use of state-of-the-art strategies to diagnose and deal with leukemia and lymphoma.
Our strategy to treating leukemia and lymphoma contains:
- Utilizing superior methods to diagnose most cancers. This permits us to tailor a remedy plan in your little one.
- Treating most cancers whereas limiting the negative effects of remedy
- Caring in your little one’s psychological, emotional, and non secular wants
- Serving to your little one lead the perfect life potential after remedy
Our crew of specialists walks with you and your little one by way of every stage of the remedy journey.
Leukemias and lymphomas handled at St. Jude
St. Jude has led the way in which in enhancing remedies for childhood leukemia and lymphoma. After we opened in 1962, solely 4 in 100 kids in the USA survived acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), the most typical type of childhood most cancers. Right this moment, about 95 in 100 kids within the U.S. survive ALL.
The most typical sorts of leukemia and lymphoma we deal with embody:
Leukemia and lymphoma medical trials
Many St. Jude sufferers participate in medical trials. A medical trial is a research that will assist enhance remedies for kids.
Scientific trials are the driving drive behind advancing remedy for kids with critical illnesses. We help medical trials as a result of it’s how our docs deliver new therapies or discover remedies with fewer negative effects.
St. Jude medical trials have developed groundbreaking remedies for critical childhood illnesses. This could be a main benefit for coming to St. Jude as a result of we develop new remedies on the identical campus the place sufferers obtain care.
We additionally participate in trials developed by the Youngsters’s Oncology Group (COG). A lot of our docs and scientists assist develop these massive research. They occur at facilities throughout the USA.
Why St. Jude for leukemia and lymphoma remedy?
Analysis and remedy at St. Jude have helped improve the survival charges of youngsters with leukemia and lymphoma.
- We’re persistently ranked among the many greatest childhood most cancers facilities within the nation by US Information & World Report.
- At St. Jude, we have now created an surroundings the place kids may be kids and households may be collectively.
- We lead extra medical trials for childhood most cancers than another hospital within the U.S.
- St. Jude is the one Nationwide Most cancers Institute–designated Complete Most cancers Middle only for kids. A Complete Most cancers Middle meets rigorous requirements for analysis to develop new and higher approaches to stop, diagnose, and deal with most cancers.
- The nurse-to-patient ratio at St. Jude is about 1:3 in hematology and oncology and 1:1 within the Intensive Care Unit.
- Sufferers might be able to get knowledgeable, compassionate care and remedy nearer to their houses by way of our St. Jude Affiliate clinics.
Leukemia and lymphoma remedy crew
St. Jude presents a devoted crew of specialists to satisfy the wants of youngsters with leukemia and lymphoma, together with:
- Medical doctors, nurses, and superior care suppliers (APPs) resembling nurse practitioners and doctor assistants who concentrate on treating leukemia and lymphoma. Your little one’s care crew will embody a health care provider, an APP, and a nurse to coordinate care.
- Medical doctors who concentrate on pathology (making a analysis by blood and tissue)
- Genetic counselors to assist discover out in case your little one’s most cancers was inherited by way of a member of the family
- Scientific dietitians to assist your little one get the vitamins they must be wholesome
- Youngster life specialists to assist your little one address remedy and being within the hospital
- Psychologists to help emotional, social, studying, and behavioral wants
- Social employees to assist your little one and your loved ones with day by day life and sensible issues
- Rehabilitation therapists assist your little one address the consequences of sickness and negative effects
- Researchers and scientists
What to anticipate throughout your go to
Your little one may have assessments to assist us study the whole lot we will about your little one’s case. Every little one’s case is exclusive.
Your little one’s assessments might embody:
We are going to use this data to develop a remedy plan in your little one. We are going to talk about the potential sorts of remedy with you.
Your little one might have surgical procedure to get a venous entry gadget for medicines, fluids, vitamin, and blood merchandise. This gadget means your little one may have fewer needle sticks.
Certainly one of our most important objectives is to offer kids with as a lot “normalcy” as potential. When potential, we are going to work with an area doctor to ship sure remedies at or nearer to dwelling at one in every of our St. Jude Affiliate clinics. We are going to talk about this with you earlier than your little one begins remedy.
Observe-up care
After your little one is handled, they might want rehabilitation remedy and follow-up care after they go dwelling. Your care crew will work with your loved ones doctor to assist handle your little one’s care and develop a survivorship care plan after remedy.