cancer
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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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OPTIMISE trial seeks to personalize cancer treatment for children with high-risk tumours
Precision oncology trial to investigate genomics-guided therapies for children, adolescents and young adults with hard-to-treat cancers.
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BCCHR researchers develop new way to match young cancer patients with the right drugs
A pan-Canadian team has developed a new way to quickly find personalized treatments for young cancer patients, by growing their tumours in chicken eggs and analyzing their proteins.
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Every day, our researchers are working towards breakthroughs to transform the lives of kids in British Columbia and around the world. Learn about the latest innovations and advancements in child health.
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