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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 2011, U.S. News & World Report ranked Children's Cancer Center 8th best in the country.

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

  • 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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  • Ben Towne Center for Childhood Cancer Research

    Our research center seeks to translate new scientific knowledge and technologies into effective treatments that maximize the well-being and the quality of life for children with cancer.

  • 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

Kelly Clarkson Moved By Young Cancer Patients Singing ‘Stronger’ on YouTube
5.10.12 — ABC News

Just days before his 22nd birthday, Chris Rumble tested positive for leukemia. As an inpatient at Seattle Children’s, he made a ... cont.

Cancer survival the first step for kids
5.8.12 — KING 5 TV

12-year-old Natalie is enrolled in the Seattle Children's Cancer Survivor Program. The program's clinic staff is able to catch ... cont.

Seattle Children’s using video to reach teens with cancer
3.16.12 — Ragan's Health Care Communication News

If you're a teen diagnosed with cancer, it can feel like nobody knows what to say to you. Dr. Rebecca Johnson, the medical ... cont.

Press Releases

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.

Seattle Children’s Opens New Center for Childhood Cancer Research

07.14.2011

Center’s immunotherapy research may eliminate the need for surgery, chemotherapy and radiation

Seattle Children’s Ranked 7th Among Nation’s Best Children’s Hospitals According to U.S. News & World Report

05.17.2011

Children’s cancer, cont.