May 12, 2020
A major Ontario children’s hospital has diagnosed a significantly higher number of pediatric brain tumours since mid-March than it normally does, which the head oncologist believes may be an unexpected consequence of parents spending more time with their kids and noticing subtle changes during the COVID-19 lockdown.
April 9, 2020
Due to the COVID-19 virus, the LGFB in-person workshops are temporarily suspended. There are two different virtual workshops – one for Skincare & Cosmetics and another on Wigs & Hair Alternatives.
April 6, 2020
How to stay updated on scientific information.
April 6, 2020
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March 31, 2020
Information and advices from 4 major institutions.
March 5, 2020
Three brothers, none of them older than 5, are battling the same type of rare childhood cancer.
Aaron and Angie Rush have three boys — Tristen, 5, Caison, 3, and Carter, 7 months — and all have been diagnosed with retinoblastoma.
March 5, 2020
When it comes to sarcoma treatment, pediatrics tends to specialize in common childhood cancers, such as osteosarcoma and Ewing sarcoma, while medical oncologists may root their understanding in older patient populations, leaving adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients in a unique, and challenging, position in finding adequate care.
December 13, 2019
OncoQuébec is a Web-based application to facilitate the search for clinical trials in oncology in the province of Quebec.
December 10, 2019
Childhood cancer accounts for a mere fraction, or less than 1%, of total cases of cancer. Nonetheless, the diagnosis of childhood cancer can be wrenching for families. Improvements in treatment, however, allow the majority of kids to survive their cancer. In fact, today more than 80% of kids with childhood cancer live at least five years or more, according to the American Cancer Society. Most are long-term survivors, and commonly, the cancer never comes back.
November 22, 2019
When Ryane Nethery was three years old, she was diagnosed with Wilms’ tumour, a rare form of kidney cancer that mostly affects children. The Calgarian was forced to undergo surgery to remove the tumour, which had grown to the size of a watermelon, and then endured nine months of radiation and 10 months of chemotherapy. Though Nethery was eventually able to attend kindergarten, she soon found herself experiencing problems of a different kind.
“I had to cut all my hair off due to chemotherapy [and] I had big splotches missing,” she said, adding that other students would ask her what had happened to her hair. Now 15, Nethery is a cancer survivor. But in the aftermath of the disease, she now has a serious heart condition and a learning disability. She said those circumstances have led to instances of bullying from her peers.
