ACE program facts
- Database includes patients ranging in age from 4 to 62 years of age.
- ACE nurse practitioners are active in the Children's Oncology Group (COG) Nursing Discipline Late Effects Subcommittee and in ongoing development of national late-effect monitoring protocols.
- The team is active in the state and local American Cancer Society's Childhood Cancer Conference.
- ACE team members have been invited speakers at national and international conferences on various late-effect topics. Continuing education is offered to internal medicine residents, Children's Medical Center staff and professionals entering the long-term follow-up subspecialty. The program also serves as a community resource.
Childhood cancer survivorship links
CureSearch Survivorship GuidelinesAmerican Cancer SocietyCamp Mak-A-Dream
Childhood Cancer Survivor Study
CureSearch
Gilda's Club North Texas
Lance Armstrong Foundation
National Coalition for Cancer Survivorship
National Cancer Institute
Planet Cancer
SuperSibs!
Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
The Young Heroes Scholarship
Other Cancer Survivor Scholarship Information