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Personalized, precise, powerful: How BCCHR researchers are changing childhood cancer care
When a child’s cancer returns after conventional treatment, families often find themselves in uncharted territory — scared, exhausted, and grasping for answers. But thanks to a remarkable collaboration between researchers, clinicians, and national research networks, new pediatric cancer treatment options are emerging.
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Study reveals that sucrose may not reduce the impact of neonatal pain exposure on long-term outcomes
Very preterm babies — infants born two to four months early — require specialized care. Before they can safely go home, they need to spend time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) until their organs are more developed. In the NICU, these babies are exposed to mildly painful procedures, including heel pricks for blood…
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Surviving sickle cell disease
Today, June 19, is World Sickle Cell Awareness Day. Sickle cell disease is a genetically inherited disorder in which hemoglobin — the molecule that carries oxygen in red blood cells — clumps together, leading to misshapen red blood cells that form a sickle or crescent moon shape. In Canada, it is estimated that there are more than…
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