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>> I THINK I MIGHT WANT TO COME WORK AT CHOP
AS A PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGIST BECAUSE GOING THROUGH
TREATMENTS I HAVE SEEN HOW MANY KIDS ARE BEING DIAGNOSED
WITH CANCER, AND BEING A CANCER PATIENT MYSELF I THINK I CAN
REASSURE THEM THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE OKAY
AND THAT THEY CAN MAKE IT THROUGH THEIR TREATMENTS.
>> THERE ARE FEW THINGS MORE REWARDING THAN HELPING
A CHILD WITH CANCER.
IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT OPERATION.
IN MANY CASES, IT'S VERY CHALLENGING
FROM A TECHNICAL STANDPOINT.
IT'S VERY DIFFICULT FROM AN EMOTIONAL STANDPOINT.
BUT, AGAIN, THE REWARDS OF A JOB WELL DONE ARE GREATER
THAN PROBABLY IN ANY OTHER FIELD THAT I CAN IMAGINE.
>> THE MOTTO OF OUR HOSPITAL IS "HOPE LIVES HERE."
AND IT DOES IN THE SENSE THAT WE'RE CONSTANTLY
WORKING WITH CHILDREN THAT HAVE VERY DIFFICULT,
CHALLENGING AND OFTEN RARE DISORDERS.
AND LOOKING BACK AS FEW AS 10 YEARS AGO,
THE ADVANCES AND DISCOVERIES AND PROGRESS THAT HAS BEEN
MADE IS REMARKABLE.
>> IT'S IMPORTANT FOR PARENTS WHEN JUST FINDING
OUT ABOUT A CANCER DIAGNOSIS FOR YOUR CHILD TO UNDERSTAND
THAT THERE IS A VERY CAPABLE TEAM HERE AT CHOP THAT HAVE
TREATED THE CANCERS THAT YOUR CHILD HAS MANY,
MANY TIMES.
IF IT CAN BE TREATED, IT CAN BE TREATED HERE.
>> WHEN I WAS 15 YEARS OLD, I WAS DIAGNOSED
WITH A BRAIN TUMOR.
>> --IS BUILT ON THE SHOULDERS OF SOME GIANTS.
>> THERE IS HOPE, LOTS OF IT.
AND OUR DAUGHTER IS A LIVING,
BREATHING EXAMPLE.