Patient Resources at Norton Children’s Cancer Institute
Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, and hosts several regularly scheduled support groups for kids with cancer and family members.
From the time your child enters the hospital, we try to give him or her time away from medical procedures to just be a kid.
Services
- Hearts & Hands Care Team
- Child Life and Expressive Therapies
- Patient and family navigators
- Playrooms are for play. No medical procedures.
- School Re-entry Program
- Video games, computers, arts and crafts and other age-appropriate activities for teens.
Support Groups
Teen completes treatment for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Eli Thompson dreams of becoming a basketball coach. While the sophomore at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, may have his sights set on championship wins on the court, he has achieved an even […]
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Skin cancer risk: Pale is the new tan
Many warm-weather activities are just around the corner. In an effort to maintain a sun-kissed look, many teens will turn to tanning beds, which can come with an increased risk of developing skin cancer. “A considerable […]
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Hematologist focuses on new treatments for kids with leukemias and other blood disorders
For Jun Zhao, D.O., becoming a doctor was the perfect intersection of an intellectually challenging profession and a way to do good. “I felt like it was the best thing I could do to give […]
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Expressive therapy continues for childhood cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic
The expressive arts team, part of Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, supports childhood cancer patients with music, art and massage therapy as they undergo treatment at Norton Children’s Hospital. […]
Read Full Story
‘Super Drew’ recovered from brain surgery and is raising money to help the next kids
Drew Esposito, “Super Drew” to those who know him, spent almost half a year in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. When the 5-year-old returned in January, it wasn’t as […]
Read Full Story
Teen completes treatment for B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia amid COVID-19 pandemic
Eli Thompson dreams of becoming a basketball coach. While the sophomore at Central Hardin High School in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, may have his sights set on championship wins on the court, he has achieved an even […]
Read Full Story
Skin cancer risk: Pale is the new tan
Many warm-weather activities are just around the corner. In an effort to maintain a sun-kissed look, many teens will turn to tanning beds, which can come with an increased risk of developing skin cancer. “A considerable […]
Read Full Story
Hematologist focuses on new treatments for kids with leukemias and other blood disorders
For Jun Zhao, D.O., becoming a doctor was the perfect intersection of an intellectually challenging profession and a way to do good. “I felt like it was the best thing I could do to give […]
Read Full Story
Expressive therapy continues for childhood cancer patients during COVID-19 pandemic
The expressive arts team, part of Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine, supports childhood cancer patients with music, art and massage therapy as they undergo treatment at Norton Children’s Hospital. […]
Read Full Story
‘Super Drew’ recovered from brain surgery and is raising money to help the next kids
Drew Esposito, “Super Drew” to those who know him, spent almost half a year in the Addison Jo Blair Cancer Care Center at Norton Children’s Hospital. When the 5-year-old returned in January, it wasn’t as […]
Read Full Story
