Amanda Li
MD, MSc
Investigator, Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program, and Physician, BC Children's Hospital
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At least once or twice a month, Dr. Rod Rassekh gets asked by colleagues at BC Children’s Hospital to meet with a cancer patient and their family so he can advise them on using medical marijuana. Parents want to know how to help their kids manage symptoms from harsh cancer treatments, and sometimes they want…
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