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30 Years of Excellence in Childhood Cancer Care & Research

30th Anniversary of Nemours Hematology and Oncology - McKethan’s Story

Nemours Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (NCCBD), a leader in cancer and blood disorder care, has achieved many accolades since its inception 30 years ago, including, but not limited to:

2 fully accredited
transplant and cellular therapy programs

NCORP designation
National Cancer Institute (NCI) Community Oncology Research Program

#2 Nationally
in enrolling children in NCI-funded trials

3x increase
in patients identified to have cancer predisposition syndrome by Nemours Cancer Genetics Program

$10.5 Million
NIH Sickle Cell COBRE Grant to support the Delaware Comprehensive Sickle Cell Research Program