Should children be treated at a child specific center for AML?

Should children be treated at a child-specific center for AML? When it comes to children with cancer, the good news is there aren't that many children that get cancer. It's not a childhood disease for the most part. And so, although that's a good thing, what that means is that there are fewer places and fewer people that take care of children who have cancer. And that goes for all types of pediatric cancer, including AML. So if your child is being diagnosed with AML, then they need to be at a place that treats children who have AML. Generally, you're looking for a pediatric hospital because that's the type of place that will have an oncology department for children. And depending on where you live in the country, that may be very close to you or may be very far from you. In less populous areas, there may be a long distance between you and the next pediatric oncology center. And if you live in a place like New York or Boston or a very populous place where there are multiple pediatric hospitals, then it's a slightly different situation. So many parents who have children with AML do travel far distances to receive care for their children because it's not the kind of thing that can be done at your local community hospital generally.