Childhood Cancer & Blood Research

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In the Childhood Cancer & Blood Research Group, clinicians and scientists work together to conduct research that improves the lives of children and young adults with cancer and/or blood disorders, and those undergoing transplantation.

Many of our Childhood Cancer & Blood Research scientists are generously supported by the Michael Cuccione Foundation through the Michael Cuccione Childhood Cancer Research Program (MCCCRP).

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New study shows the potential of new treatment strategies for most common childhood cancer

Researchers made a key discovery about how childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) evolves and responds to targeted therapies suggesting that clinicians can start looking for precision treatments for a child’s cancer immediately after diagnosis, rather than waiting until the cancer has come back.

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National Physicians’ Day: Q&A with Dr. Amanda Li and Cherry Mammen

For National Physicians’ Day we spoke to two of our researchers, Dr. Amanda Li and Dr. Cherry Mammen, who are also physicians at BC Children’s Hospital about their work and what motivates them.

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Q&A with BRAvE researchers Amanda Lorentzian and Dr. Nina Rolf

Amanda Lorentzian and Dr. Nina Rolf are integral members of the BRAvE Initiative, working together to make childhood cancer recurrence a thing of the past.

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Transforming childhood cancer care across the country

BC Children's Hospital clinicians and researchers are part of a new Canadian Pediatric Cancer Consortium that aims to transform pediatric cancer care and research by ensuring every child diagnosed with cancer in Canada will have increased and equitable access to therapies and care.

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Working to make childhood cancer recurrence a thing of the past: Q&A with BRAvE researchers

Researchers from the BRAvE Initiative at BC Children’s Hospital have developed a new precision oncology platform that stands to save young lives across Canada.

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