Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Akron Children’s Hospital

The Showers Family Center for Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders at Akron Children’s Hospital includes a well-rounded team of board-certified pediatric hematologists-oncologists, advanced practice providers, and physician assistants who treat a variety of pediatric cancers and offers a broad range of expertise in cancer and bleeding disorders. With medical breakthroughs in childhood cancer treatment, the survival rate of childhood cancer has significantly increased. With this, focus has shifted to minimizing the adverse effects o therapy and improving long term quality of life, such a fertility and reproductive health. This is why we have recently developed the Program for Fertility and Reproductive Health. Our program not only provides education and counseling for patients at risk for infertility and reproductive health complications, but also fertility preservation options in conjunction with a local Reproductive Gynecology/Infertility group.