The Cancer Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an internationally recognized leader in pediatric cancer treatment and research. Patients and families come to CHOP from around the globe to receive the best available pediatric cancer care from some of the world's top clinicians.
Not only are CHOP's oncologists providing the most advanced treatments for pediatric cancers, they're also working every day to develop new therapies to treat children battling these devastating diseases, and addressing the effects of cancer treatment felt by those who've won their fight.
Driving CHOP's commitment to cancer research is the Center for Childhood Cancer Research, a Center of Emphasis at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. The pediatric cancer research conducted here encompasses highly integrated basic, translational and clinical research involving physicians, nurses, psychologists, scientists and other health professionals who are all experts in their respective fields.
The collaboration between physicians and researchers at CHOP allows the Cancer Center to accelerate research and treatment advances and benefit patients quickly. And this synergy has driven a greater understanding of the molecular basis of different cancers and new progress in psychosocial care — two things that are bringing us closer to a new era in the treatment of childhood cancer.
Founded in 1855 as the first pediatric hospital in America, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is a nonprofit children's charity devoted to the idea that kids deserve the best possible care. Patients from all 50 states and more than 50 countries come to CHOP for family-centered medical care that is consistently ranked among the best in the United States and the world. Through its steadfast commitment to exceptional patient care, life-saving research, superior medical education and public service programs, CHOP has become one of the largest pediatric health care networks in the nation and has improved the lives of children worldwide.
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