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Jonathan Lester Finlay (born October 16, 1948) is a pediatric neuro-oncologist specializing in the management of children, adolescents and young adults with brain tumors. [1] [2] He is the director of Neuro-oncology at Nationwide Children's Hospital, where he also serves as the Elizabeth and Richard Germain Endowed Chair in Pediatric Cancer.
The Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (ONCC) is a nonprofit organization established for the development, administration, and evaluation of programs for certification in oncology nursing. Incorporated in 1984 and governed by a board of directors, ONCC is the certifying body for oncology nursing and meets standards established by the ...
SIOP congresses are high-level meeting involving many disciplines and topics related to pediatric, adolescent and young adult oncology. These include topics in business, education and science. They are held in the fall annually, in rotating worldwide locations. [13] Congresses have been held at the following locations: 2011 – Auckland, New ...
The American Society of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology was founded in 1981, largely because of the efforts of physician Carl Pochedly, who served as its secretary-treasurer for fourteen years. After holding meetings jointly with the American Pediatric Society and the Society for Pediatric Research , the ASPHO held its first independent meeting ...
The National Pediatric Cancer Foundation focuses on finding less toxic and more effective treatments for pediatric cancers. This foundation works with 24 different hospitals across the US in search of treatments effective in practice. [75] Childhood Cancer International is the largest global pediatric cancer foundation.
Tara Olive Henderson is an American pediatric oncologist. As the Arthur and Marian Edelstein Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, she is also the Director of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Center, Director of Survivorship at the University of Chicago Comprehensive Cancer Center, and chief of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the University of Chicago.
The Pediatric Oncology Group (POG) was a U.S. and Canadian clinical trial cooperative group created with the mission of studying childhood cancers. It was formed by the merger of the pediatric divisions of two other cooperative groups, the Southwest Oncology Group (SWOG) and the CALGB .
In cartographic design, map coloring is the act of choosing colors as a form of map symbol to be used on a map. Color is a very useful attribute to depict different features on a map. [ 1 ] Typical uses of color include displaying different political divisions, different elevations, or different kinds of roads.