To date this event has raised over A$400,000 for the oncology unit at Westmead Children's Hospital.

"It was kind of like NASA meets the oncology unit," he said.

The investment in the transplant unit is part of a strategy at St. Joseph's to become a regional primary-care oncology unit.

On one of my weekly trips for my chemotherapy session, I walked past the pediatric oncology unit.

However, over 10% of patients presenting to oncology units will have metastases without a primary tumor found.

The event was a surprise party for the nurses and staff of 5F, which has a regular medical-surgical unit and an oncology unit.

On Friday, the hospital opened the first pediatric oncology unit for Palestinians, a small step toward better health for children.

But this one took place in a room of the oncology unit of the Westchester County Medical Center here.

The title was particularly poignant in the oncology unit, where children like Spadicia endure frequent rounds of chemotherapy, surgery and other procedures.

In patient care is provided on a dedicated oncology unit within the hospital.