Childhood Cancer

• 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
• 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
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• ‘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
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• ‘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
• 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
• ‘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
• Calgary man on 3,500-kilometre adventure to raise money for young boy’s childhood cancer charity

  All summer long, a Calgary man is cycling for a cause: childhood cancer.

  Features

  Jul 4, 2019
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• New pediatric oncology room opens at Vernon Jubilee Hospital

  The goal of the new space is to make life a little easier for kids receiving cancer treatment and their families.

  Health

  Jun 20, 2019
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• Florida judge orders three-year-old boy with leukemia to resume chemo against parents’ wishes

  His parents, Taylor Bland-Ball and Joshua McAdams, had asked the court to allow them to forego chemotherapy in favour of alternative remedies, such as medical cannabis, vitamins and diet treatments.

  Health

  May 9, 2019