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Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

We offer a full range of care for cancer and blood disorders. We treat more pediatric cancer patients than any other institution in the region. In 2012, U.S. News & World Report ranked Children's Cancer Center 7th best in the country.

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Leadership

Douglas S. Hawkins, MD

Clinical Director

Cancer and Blood Disorders Center

On staff since February 1996

Meet the Cancer and Blood Disorders Center team.

Areas of Focus

  • Survival Rates

    Survival rates at Seattle Children’s are higher than the national average for all forms of childhood cancer combined.  

  • Clinical Trials

    Many children with cancer can benefit from taking part in research studies called clinical trials. Our doctors are leaders in pediatric cancer research, including Phase 1 clinical trials of novel therapies — new drugs or other new treatment approaches that are available only to patients in studies.

  • Hematopoietic Cell Transplant

    Seattle Children’s offers hematopoietic cell transplant (bone marrow transplant) to young patients through our partnership with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. Each year, we perform transplants for approximately 50 children and teens. 

Related Research

  • Innovative New Cancer Trial

    The Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research has launched a promising new trial that seeks to harness the power of the immune system to effectively combat certain cancers with far less severe side effects – potentially reducing or eliminating the need for chemotherapy and radiation as we know it today.

  • Tomorrow’s Cures Today

    Patients at Children’s have access to the newest and best treatments because our physician-scientists are national leaders in the effort to make childhood cancer a thing of the past.

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  • Improving Quality of Life After Cancer

    Drs. Scott Baker and Eric Chow are on a mission to help survivors of childhood cancer live their healthiest possible lives.

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  • Progress in Cord Blood Transplants

    Dr. Colleen Delaney's pioneering approach to accelerating white blood cell recovery moves to Phase II trials.

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  • Changing the Outcome

    Groundbreaking research and a comprehensive model of care enable Children’s to improve outcomes for children with brain tumors.

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  • Center for Immunity and Immunotherapies

    Our mission is to keep children healthy through the gift of immunity.

  • Center for Clinical and Translational Research

    The Center for Clinical and Translational Research pioneered cancer therapies that make survival rates of Seattle Children’s patients the highest in the nation.

Related News and Press Releases

News

Children's Hospital designs first cancer unit for young adults
3.15.13 — KOMO TV

More children and adults over 30 are surviving cancer diagnoses today than ever before, but teens and young adults have not ... cont.

The artists behind Seattle Children's Transplant Day posters
3.6.13 — KING 5 TV

Meet the nurse and volunteer artist behind Seattle Children’s “happy transplant day” posters. Colton, undergoing his third ... cont.

A bittersweet goodbye to Waldo at Seattle Children's
2.28.13 — KING 5 TV

Where’s Waldo has become a fixture at Seattle Children's. The lovable children's character moved from the pages of his books to ... cont.

Press Releases

Boeing Family Gifts $1.5 Million to Seattle Children’s for Building Hope Expansion

02.12.2013

Contributions will fund rooftop terrace and other expansion initiatives

Seattle Children’s Ranked 6th Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals According to U.S. News & World Report

06.05.2012

Children’s cancer, ... cont.

New Video Series from the Adolescent and Young Adult Oncology Program Shows How Teens and Young Adults Talk About Cancer

01.19.2012

The Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) Oncology Program at Seattle Children’s Hospital has released a new video series on ... cont.