{"entity":{"id":"iwk-hematology-oncology","kind":"institution","name":"IWK Health Hematology Oncology Clinic","aka":["IWK Health","IWK Health Centre"],"tldr":"The children's cancer and blood disorder service of IWK Health in Halifax, serving children and youth across the Maritimes; a Children's Oncology Group member.","summary":"The Hematology Oncology Clinic at IWK Health in Halifax provides specialised care for children and youth in the Maritimes who have, or may have, a blood disorder, vascular anomaly, cancer or tumour. Childhood cancers treated include leukaemia, lymphoma and brain, bone, kidney, soft tissue, nerve and eye tumours, with chemotherapy, radiation, surgery and biotherapy. Each child is assigned a Family Care Coordinator, a registered nurse who coordinates care at the IWK and in the family's home community. The page says the team is a member of the Children's Oncology Group and works with C17, the network of Canadian paediatric cancer centres, and the Atlantic Provinces Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Network.","asOf":"2026-11-04","links":[{"label":"IWK Health: Hematology and Oncology Unit","url":"https://iwkhealth.ca/clinics-programs-services/hematology-and-oncology-unit"},{"label":"Children's Oncology Group member location","url":"https://childrensoncologygroup.org/locations/iwk-health-centre/"}],"tags":[],"related":[],"cancers":["childhood-cancers"],"sections":[],"technologies":[],"targets":[],"drugs":[],"companies":["childrens-oncology-group"],"institutions":[],"pathways":[],"terms":[],"trials":[],"people":[],"bottlenecks":[],"keyPapers":[],"journals":[],"dependsOn":[],"notes":[],"city":"Halifax","country":"CA","lat":44.638,"lng":-63.583,"institutionType":"hospital","website":"https://iwkhealth.ca/clinics-programs-services/hematology-and-oncology-unit","programs":["Hematology Oncology Clinic","Family Care Coordinators"]},"route":"/institutions/iwk-hematology-oncology/","neighbours":{"cancer":[{"id":"childhood-cancers","kind":"cancer","name":"Childhood cancers (all types)","route":"/cancers/childhood-cancers/"}],"company":[{"id":"childrens-oncology-group","kind":"company","name":"Children's Oncology Group (COG)","route":"/companies/childrens-oncology-group/"}]}}