The Integrative Therapies Program for Children with Cancer in the Division of Pediatric Oncology at Columbia University Medical Center, Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital of New York-Presbyterian provides free complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies to children with cancer and their families through and beyond cancer treatment. Our research is expanding outside North America through our international initiatives. Our interactive website serves as a central educational and research resource on children with cancer and integrative medicine.

~~~~~~ITPCC Celebrates 10 Years~~~~~~

On November 6th, 2008, the Hope & Heroes Children's Cancer Fund hosted their Seventh Annual Gala, honoring Dr. Kara Kelly in celebration of her ten years of service as Medical Director of the ITPCC. Surrounded by the ITPCC staff, Dr. Kelly reported on the strides that the program has taken over the past decade. Congratulations to Dr. Kelly!

~~~~~~~~~ITPCC In The News~~~~~~~~~~

On Friday November 21st, 2008, The New York Times profiled the Integrative Therapies Program. Click here to read the article.

~~~~~~ITPCC at the SIO Conference~~~~~~

The Integrative Therapies Program presented the results of three studies at this year's annual Society for Integrative Oncology's conference held in Atlanta, Georgia.  The staff presented the results on CAM use among survivors, acupuncture treatment patterns in children with cancer, and dietary antioxidant intake among survivors of childhood cancer.  For more information on the abstracts and SIO, please click on the topic. 

We are looking forward to next year's meeting which will be held at The New York Academy of Medicine in New York City, November 12th and 13th, 2009. We are pleased to announce that Dr. Kara Kelly is the chair of the scientific program commitee for the meeting. Mark your calendars!