The Children's Oncology Group (COG), established in 2000, is a National Cancer Institute-supported cooperative group whose purpose is the study of childhood cancer. It was formed by the merging of four independent groups, the Children's Cancer Study Group (CCG), Pediatric Oncology Group (POG), Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRS), and the National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTS). This article is about the year 2000. ... The National Cancer Institute (NCI) is the United States federal governments principal agency for cancer research and training, and the first institute of the present-day National Institutes of Health. ... Cancer is a class of diseases or disorders characterized by uncontrolled division of cells and the ability of these cells to invade other tissues, either by direct growth into adjacent tissue through invasion or by implantation into distant sites by metastasis. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The Intergroup Rhabdomyosarcoma Study Group (IRS) was a cooperative group formed to study and to advance the treatment of rhabdomyosarcoma, a cancer of the muscles that primarily affects children. ... The National Wilms Tumor Study Group (NWTS) is a cancer research cooperative group in the United States formed to study a type of kidney tumor that affects children called Wilms tumor. ...
The COG runs several clinical trials for the treatment of childhood cancer. In medicine, a clinical trial (synonyms: clinical studies, research protocols, medical research) is a research study. ...
External links
Chidren's Oncology Group - website
CureSearch - COG and National Childhood Cancer Foundation website with trial and educational information
The Children’sOncologyGroup Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Survivors of Childhood, Adolescent, and Young Adult Cancers were developed as a collaborative effort of the Nursing Discipline and the Late Effects Committee.
The Children’sOncologyGroup itself does not provide individualized treatment advice to patients or their families, and strongly recommends discussing this information with a qualified medical professional.
The Children'sOncologyGroup recognizes that specific patient care decisions are the prerogative of the patient, family, and healthcare provider.
Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario - The Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario is a 150 bed, paediatric/quaternary care teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Ottawa.
Childrens is the only Dallas healthcare facility that deals exclusively with a variety of diseases and disorders among children from birth to age 18.
ChildrensOncologyGroup - The Childrens Cancer Group is a cooperative group of pediatric medical institutions which conducts research on the diagnosis, treatment, and biology of pediatric cancer.
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