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Improving care for kids with the most common childhood cancers: Q&A with new investigator Dr. Sarah Alexander
February 15 was International Childhood Cancer Day and to mark the occasion we spoke with Dr. Sarah Alexander, a new BCCHR investigator and pediatric oncologist at BC Children’s Hospital who specializes in some of the most common childhood cancers, including non-Hodgkin lymphoma and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL).
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Partnering with Chinese Canadian families to create tailored mental health resources
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s been a rise in mental health awareness and acceptance in Canada. The increased knowledge, however, still lags behind among visible minority groups, including Chinese Canadians. Many families struggle in silence to support their children’s mental health, and most resources are only available in English and don’t adequately recognize cultural barriers. To mark…
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First-of-its-kind pan-Canadian trial to treat baby brain cancers without radiation
Pediatric centres nationwide have united to launch the DECRYPT-BABYBRAIN trial, a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that uses chemotherapy delivered to the brain to avoid radiation in treating babies and young children with aggressive brain cancer. The trial has recruited its first six participants, with enrollment now open at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto,…
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