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News and UpdatesResearchers identify promising gene target for neuroblastoma therapyDana-Farber scientists have identified a set of previously unknown mutations in a single gene in 8 percent of neuroblastomas, tumors of the nervous system that occur in young children and account for approximately 15 percent of all childhood cancer deaths. read more A new program gets children's cancer care out of the hospitalTwice a month, Larry, Brenda and Alexandria 'Lexi' Kittle pack several days' worth of necessities – a few changes of clothes, comfy pajamas, books and other items—into their car and head to Boston. The drive from their hometown of Merrimack, New Hampshire, takes about an hour. read more Children's Hospital Boston ranked number one in New EnglandChildren's Hospital Boston has again been listed as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country, according to U.S.News & World Report's "America's Best Children's Hospitals" issue, dated June 9. read more 2010 SIOP Congress to be Held in Boston, MABoston, Massachusetts, was recently selected as the site of the 42nd Société Internationale d'Oncologie Pédiatrique (SIOP) Annual Congress. read more Leslie Lehmann, MD, Named Clinical Director of Pediatric Stem Cell TransplantationLeslie Lehmann, MD, was recently appointed Clinical Director of Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation at Dana-Farber and Children's Hospital Boston. She has been the interim clinical director since June 2005. read more New hydration service provides freedom, flexibility to pediatric patientsA daily course of chemotherapy no longer automatically means an overnight hospital stay for many pediatric patients. Through an initiative launched earlier this year by the Jimmy Fund Clinic and Children's Hospital Boston, eligible patients have the option of receiving intravenous fluids from a small pump carried in an easy-to-wear backpack. read more Dana-Farber launches program to take aim at low-grade pediatric brain tumorsPediatric brain tumors termed "low-grade" grow slowly and have a better outlook for patients than the high-grade gliomas that are almost always fatal. But a group of parents who have funded a new Dana-Farber program to focus on low-grade tumors say there's an urgent need for improved treatments that don't risk impairing children's bodies and minds. Read more Home Visits: New pediatric oncology program helps families adjustNo strangers to firsts, Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber are again making waves in pediatric oncology with their new Home Visits service. One of several services from the Oncology Community Outreach Program available through Dana-Farber/ Children's Hospital Cancer Care (DF/CHCC), this patient/family education service helps newly diagnosed pediatric oncology patients and their families adjust to living with cancer (December 12, 2006). Read 'Home Visits' Children's lives after cancerLisa Diller, MD, speaks about chronic health issues that can affect adult survivors of pediatric cancers. (October 11, 2006). Click here to view. Pediatric Neurosurgery
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U.S. News & World Report again listed Children's Hospital Boston and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as top providers in their annual "America's Best Hospitals" issue. Children's was rated among the top two pediatric hospitals in the country, while Dana-Farber was the top cancer hospital in New England and the fifth best in the nation. DF/CHCC stands out from other pediatric oncology programs by providing patients access to the combined expertise and resources available through these two renowned institutions. 
MD News features Lisa Diller, MD Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care, and her thoughts on advancing pediatric oncology care on the cover of its Greater Boston Edition. 
Holcombe Grier, M.D., Associate Chief of Pediatric Clinical Oncology, was recently elected Vice President of the American Society of Pediatric Hematology-Oncology, which represents pediatric hematologists and oncologists throughout the United States.