Childhood Diseases
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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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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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Women+ in Science: In-Person
Exploring your interests and planning for your future can feel both exciting and overwhelming. In this talk, Dr. Sharon Hou will share how her values, experiences, and cultural background shaped the way she sees the world and navigated her career path. She will reflect on how these influences guided her research program in cultural diversity and child…
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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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