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blood cancer

anaplastic large cell lymphoma was no match for a sister's stem cells
'not everyone has an abby': diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, oliver pickering needed his sister's stem cells
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 14, 2021
the acosta-pickering family. from left-right: mario, abby, oliver, dawn, and chewbacca their cat. oliver's dog, hope, sits in front. supplied

lymphoma: what to know about the blood cancer
lymphoma is the most common type of blood cancer, primarily affecting the white blood cells called lymphocytes.
emma jones
lymphoma
may 13, 2021
the lymph system is part of the body’s immune system, which functions to protect the body against germs

lack of diversity hurts urgent search for stem cell donors
laura laycock collard is part lebanese, which fits the description of less than two per cent of canadians in the registry.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
jan 27, 2021
laura laycock collard, pictured with her husband joel, is half lebanese and has been unable to find a matching stem cell donor. supplied

aml maintenance treatment shows great promise
the cancer drug azacitidine, taken in pill form, helped improve relapse-free survival and overall survival.
dave yasvinski
leukemia
jan 25, 2021
the tablet form of the cancer drug has been approved as maintenance treatment.

new stem cell transplant unit came too late for laura hillier
new stem cell wing in hamilton to increase accessibility to care for people who need life-saving transplants.
emma jones
blood cancer
nov 23, 2020
hamilton health sciences’ (hhs) juravinski hospital and cancer centre (jhcc) has officially opened a newly expanded unit for patients needing treatment for blood cancers.

they told me i had cancer. it wasn't a 'fight' i signed up for
september 22 is world cml day. it reminds me that if i had been diagnosed 25 years earlier, i would probably be dead.
lisa machado
blood cancer
sep 23, 2020
lisa machado, pictured here with her children, was 36 when she was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. supplied

how to spot the signs of blood cancer
blood cancers are the third leading cause of cancer death in canadian men and the fourth in women
anna sharratt
blood cancer
sep 14, 2020
blood cancers affect more than 10 per cent of canadians and has one of the highest survival rates. stock/getty

five-year-old doesn't let leukemia diagnosis get her down
it is every parent’s worst nightmare, and for amanda and garrett mccallum of brockville that nightmare has just begun.
monika warzecha
世界杯决赛2022
sep 11, 2020
waking up at kingston general hospital, hope mccallum smiles at her mother (behind the camera).
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anaplastic large cell lymphoma was no match for a sister's stem cells
'not everyone has an abby': diagnosed with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, oliver pickering needed his sister's stem cells
emma jones
what it feels like
jul 14, 2021
the acosta-pickering family. from left-right: mario, abby, oliver, dawn, and chewbacca their cat. oliver's dog, hope, sits in front. supplied

lymphoma: what to know about the blood cancer
lymphoma is the most common type of blood cancer, primarily affecting the white blood cells called lymphocytes.
emma jones
lymphoma
may 13, 2021
the lymph system is part of the body’s immune system, which functions to protect the body against germs

lack of diversity hurts urgent search for stem cell donors
laura laycock collard is part lebanese, which fits the description of less than two per cent of canadians in the registry.
vanessa hrvatin
rare diseases
jan 27, 2021
laura laycock collard, pictured with her husband joel, is half lebanese and has been unable to find a matching stem cell donor. supplied

aml maintenance treatment shows great promise
the cancer drug azacitidine, taken in pill form, helped improve relapse-free survival and overall survival.
dave yasvinski
leukemia
jan 25, 2021
the tablet form of the cancer drug has been approved as maintenance treatment.
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

new stem cell transplant unit came too late for laura hillier
new stem cell wing in hamilton to increase accessibility to care for people who need life-saving transplants.
emma jones
blood cancer
nov 23, 2020
hamilton health sciences’ (hhs) juravinski hospital and cancer centre (jhcc) has officially opened a newly expanded unit for patients needing treatment for blood cancers.

they told me i had cancer. it wasn't a 'fight' i signed up for
september 22 is world cml day. it reminds me that if i had been diagnosed 25 years earlier, i would probably be dead.
lisa machado
blood cancer
sep 23, 2020
lisa machado, pictured here with her children, was 36 when she was diagnosed with a rare blood cancer. supplied

how to spot the signs of blood cancer
blood cancers are the third leading cause of cancer death in canadian men and the fourth in women
anna sharratt
blood cancer
sep 14, 2020
blood cancers affect more than 10 per cent of canadians and has one of the highest survival rates. stock/getty

five-year-old doesn't let leukemia diagnosis get her down
it is every parent’s worst nightmare, and for amanda and garrett mccallum of brockville that nightmare has just begun.
monika warzecha
世界杯决赛2022
sep 11, 2020
waking up at kingston general hospital, hope mccallum smiles at her mother (behind the camera).
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology
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