Phone Numbers
Directory assistance
(203) 688-4242
Patient information
(203) 688-4177
Adult emergency
(203) 688-2222
Children's emergency
(203) 688-3333
Admitting
(203) 688-2221
Children's admitting
(203) 688-3331
Psychiatric admitting
(203) 688-9907
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Childhood cancer should be treated at a major medical center like Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. Our multidisciplinary team offers the best in diagnosing cancer and the most advanced treatments. And because we never forget children still need to be treated like children, we offer a Child Life program and a Clown Care Unit. |
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Brain/spinal
cancers Childhood non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Ewing's sarcoma Hodgkin's disease Leukemia Neuroblastoma Osteosarcoma Retinoblastoma Rhabdomyosarcoma Wilms' tumor |
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Diagnosing cancer takes the most advanced diagnostic tests available and an experienced cancer team to interpret the results. Learn more about the initial exam with a pediatric oncologist as well as testing procedures including imaging tests, blood tests and biopsy. Most tests are performed in the Pediatric Specialty Center. |
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Surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are helping more children win the battle against cancer. Treatment is delivered in an outpatient setting. Research is constantly providing improved therapies for children treated at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital. |
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Find answers to the questions parents commonly ask about medical care, school and the disease's impact on other siblings. Read how one mom coped, a college student's story about having cancer as a child and find out about other support services. |
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No one has to tell you that having cancer is one of the hardest things you'll ever do. But we want you to know that we're here to help. Find out about attending school or summer camps. Read how Courtney survived cancer. |
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The Tommy Fund and its volunteers have helped improve the care children receive at Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital through fundraisers like the sale of holiday cards, donations of equipment and toys and more. |
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Provides links to the National Cancer Institute and organizations that provide specialized information and support. |
This section was funded by a generous donation from The Tommy Fund for Childhood Cancer, an organization supporting children with cancer and their families since 1986.
Last revised: May 10, 2007 (dh)
