Childhood Cancer

• Young Okanagan girl fighting rare form of cancer

  "The funds that are being raised right now can change the course of Rylie's outlook," support from the Dream Lottery can help a four-year-old Okanagan girl's cancer treatment.

  Canada

  Aug 18, 2022
  
• Montreal teen shares cancer journey to raise awareness, funding for research

  The videos are also meant to raise awareness about testicular cancer, which, according to Ross' doctor, oncologist Raghu Rajan, is the most common cancer in young men.

  Health

  Apr 8, 2022
  
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• Southern Alberta senior cycling 1,000 kilometres for kids cancer charity

  A 71-year-old southern Alberta man is embarking on a lengthy mission to cycle 1,000 kilometres this August, both for fitness and as part of the Great Cycle Challenge Canada.

  Features

  Aug 6, 2021
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• Montreal doctors use ‘heated chemotherapy’ on 3-year-old boy with sarcoma

  While the technique is growing in popularity, CHU Ste-Justine pediatric surgeon Nelson Piché believes it has never been used on such a young patient in Canada.

  Canada

  Jul 20, 2021
• Countless birthday cards pour in for Sarah Hamby amid 5th battle with cancer

  For the past month, Sarah Hamby has been at the centre of a campaign aimed at keeping her spirits high as she gets set to celebrate her 12th birthday.

  Canada

  Dec 4, 2020
• ‘Birthday Bonanza for Sarah’ aims to cheer up young girl amid 5th battle with cancer

  The campaign aims to keep Sarah Hamby's spirits high as the young girl deals with her fifth relapse of acute lymphoblastic leukemia.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2020
• ‘Vehicle parade’ held for 11-year-old Nova Scotia boy battling terminal cancer

  "We just want him to know that we're all here, all here for him."

  Canada

  May 4, 2020
• London mother pushes for childhood cancer research funding ahead of federal election

  Kim Vander Schelde has been leading that push for 14 years when her daughter Olivia was born with a brain tumour.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2019
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• Lattes for Love: Lower Sackville coffee shop to hold fundraiser for boy battling cancer

  Apartment 3 Espresso Bar on Sackville Drive will be donating half of its proceeds from every latte to the family of three-year-old Jude Angus.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2019
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• ‘Kids should not be facing this monster’: Saskatoon family fighting childhood cancer

  In March 2016, Roan Dahlen was diagnosed with leukemia. His family is now selling T-shirts to raise money for childhood cancer research.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2019