Stem Cell

• ‘Lifesaving’: Canadian Blood Services signs up stem cell donors at N.S. university

  For cancer patients, stem cell transplants are believed to be a "last shot" option. The campaign was created with the goal of adding 1,000 people to Canada's stem cell database.

  Health

  Feb 16, 2024
  
• Stem cell drive launches Thursday afternoon for London cancer patient

  Ted Simkovich was previously diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia and, more recently, acute lymphoblastic leukemia. He is in need of a stem cell transplant following treatment.

  Canada

  Oct 20, 2022
  
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• Manitoba Liberal MP Jim Carr to receive stem cell transplant to treat blood cancer

  Liberal MP and former cabinet minister Jim Carr is returning to hospital for a stem-cell transplant.

  Health

  May 5, 2020
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• When Life Gives You Parkinson’s podcast: Stem Cells, Parkinson’s and ‘Bad Batch’

  Exploring stem cell therapy for people living with Parkinson's disease — from prayers and real promise to being preyed upon.

  Health

  Mar 4, 2020
• Alberta baby ‘Mighty Hudson’ home after gene therapy: ‘he’s cured’

  Hudson Cowie was diagnosed with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency within days of his birth. Now, he's back home after a successful experimental gene therapy procedure in Memphis.

  Canada

  Jan 20, 2020
• Stanley Cup champion Jaden Schwartz asks for more bone marrow donors

  Stanley Cup champion Jaden Schwartz lost his sister to leukemia. He was in Saskatoon to sign up more bone marrow donors.

  Health

  Aug 24, 2019
• Successful stem cell transplant prompts Edmonton-area family to plea for more Aboriginal donors

  Drayson Morin-Rucchin, now 11, was born with a rare blood disorder called fanconi anemia, and there were worries it would eventually lead to leukemia.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2019
• Stem cell therapy advertisements in Nova Scotia ‘unproven,’ experts say

  One health law and science policy researcher says Health Canada hasn't approved stem cell therapies and the general public needs to take caution before buying into this new realm of potential health care.

  Canada

  Jun 10, 2019
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• Canada’s stem cell registry isn’t diverse enough to help those who need it

  The search for a matching stem cell donor becomes exponentially more difficult if you are a member of an ethnic minority — and especially if you're mixed race.

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  May 29, 2019
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• ‘She deserved a beautiful life’: Victoria 9-year-old loses lifelong battle with cancer

  Hannah Day was just two years old when she was first diagnosed with Rabdomyocarcoma, an extremely rare form of cancer.

  May 13, 2019