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To schedule a new patient appointment, call 1-888-PEDI-ONC (1-888-733-4662). Our New Patient Coordinator will contact you by phone within 24 hours, excluding weekends and holidays.

To conduct a precise evaluation, it is important we receive a comprehensive patient and clinical summary. Please have as much of the following information gathered as possible when you call.

Patient Summary
  • Address
  • Parent or guardian contact information
  • Insurance information
Complete Clinical Summary
  • Physician's name and contact information
  • Diagnosis, or working diagnosis, and list of presenting symptoms
  • MRI/CT films
  • Pathology slides and reports
  • Operative note, if surgery was performed
  • Radiation therapeutic summary, if radiation was delivered
  • Copy of protocol, if chemotherapy was administered
  • Comprehensive list of previous chemotherapeutic agents, with dates and doses, if chemotherapy was administered
If you know which treatment program you would like to contact, you may also call the following numbers:
  • General Oncology: 617-632-5508
  • Brain Tumors: 617-632-2680
  • Stem Cell Transplant: 617-632-3961
  • Survivor Center: 617-632-5124
Getting to Dana-Farber/Children's Hospital Cancer Care
DF/CHCC patients receive inpatient care at Children's Hospital Boston and/or outpatient care at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Jimmy Fund Clinic. The neighboring facilities are located in Boston's Longwood Medical and Academic Area.
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For families residing outside of the United States, please contact Children's International Center which facilitates the medical review of patient records and appointment scheduling and which provides assistance with customs and immigration, transportation, hotel and housing accommodations.
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