Children’s Network Cancer Registry
The Network Cancer Registry manages the registry for Norton Children’s Cancer Institute, affiliated with the UofL School of Medicine. In 2018, 110 new cancer cases were entered into the Norton Children’s Hospital database. Since 1995, the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute Registry has collected data on 1,728 cancer cases.
In addition to entering information on new cancer diagnoses, the Norton Children’s Cancer Institute Network Cancer Registry also follows all pediatric cancer and benign/borderline brain and central nervous system tumor patients until they reach age 27. Currently, the registry follows 1,199 pediatric patients, maintaining a five-year follow-up rate of 90% and a reference date (1995) follow-up rate of 60%.
Boy fighting cancer has passion for giving back
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A 39-year career of discovery as kids with cancer and blood disorders were able to thrive
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Exercise’s added benefits for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors
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Childhood cancer survivor raises money for care and plans to become a nurse
Olivia “Liv” Miller was an active toddler and constantly on the go. When she started showing signs of fatigue and generally not being herself, her mother and father took her to their pediatrician in Owensboro, […]
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Boy fighting cancer has passion for giving back
Methotrexate and vincristine are complex words for most, but 7-year-old Beckham Goodale knows them and can pronounce them just as well as any doctor. They’re words no child should know, but this is the reality [...]
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A 39-year career of discovery as kids with cancer and blood disorders were able to thrive
Thirty-nine years ago, Diane Burnett, APRN, wasn’t sure she was cut out to care for kids with cancer and blood disorders. Give it a year, she figured. “I didn’t know if I would be a […]
Read Full Story
Questions to ask about a child’s cancer diagnosis
When a child is diagnosed with cancer, it can be overwhelming for the patient and their entire family. Parents likely will have many questions, especially in the beginning, and providers encourage them to be inquisitive […]
Read Full Story
Exercise’s added benefits for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia survivors
The added benefits of exercise for survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) can include psychological well-being, improved quality of life and lower risk of long-term effects — like broken bones or chronic diseases — from […]
Read Full Story
Childhood cancer survivor raises money for care and plans to become a nurse
Olivia “Liv” Miller was an active toddler and constantly on the go. When she started showing signs of fatigue and generally not being herself, her mother and father took her to their pediatrician in Owensboro, […]
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