Stop & Shop Family Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic
The Stop & Shop Family Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Outcomes Clinic at Dana-Farber addresses the long-term needs that survivors of pediatric brain tumors may have, conducts research, and shares knowledge with other centers. The Clinic was established in collaboration with the Stop & Shop Family Pediatric Brain Tumor Clinic, a partnership between the Institute and Children's Hospital Boston that bears the name of the supermarket chain that has long supported it.
The outlook for children with brain tumors has brightened in the past two decades, thanks to refined neurosurgical techniques and improved chemotherapy and radiation. The majority of children with brain and spinal cord tumors are now long-term survivors.
However, despite these improvements, the tumor itself and its treatments, such as radiation and surgery, can damage normal brain tissue, causing mild to severe long-term effects, depending on the type of tumor, its location, and how much of the brain was treated.
