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- April 18, 2013
- No Child Should Have To Suffer Like This
- I absolutely love my job, but not all days as a pediatric hematologist-oncologist in Africa are sunshine and roses. One recent day was especially tough with the following patients, among … Full Entry
- April 16, 2013
- Sickle Cell Trait And Athletics
- As I discussed in a previous post about sickle cell trait, people with this common inherited condition (which affects 1 out of every 12 African Americans) rarely have any health … Full Entry
- April 4, 2013
- Identifying And Testing New Drugs To Improve Cure Rate For Children’s Cancers
- The Texas Children’s Cancer Center Developmental Therapeutics program focuses on new treatments for children with cancer. Developmental Therapeutics refers to the process of identifying and testing new drugs to learn … Full Entry
- April 2, 2013
- Life Over Limb: Polite’s Brave Fight Against Childhood Cancer
- On my second day ever at Princess Marina Hospital (PMH), I met Polite, an always smiling and giggling 6-year-old girl. Polite had a tumor growing on her right thigh for … Full Entry
- February 27, 2013
- Texas Children’s Leaders Visit Princess Marina Hospital In Botswana
- Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine have been committed to improving children’s health in Botswana for a decade through the Baylor International Pediatric AIDS Initiative (BIPAI). The partnership began … Full Entry
- February 26, 2013
- My Survival Story: Beating Cancer After I Was Diagnosed With A Brain Tumor At Age 13
- I always loved the beauty and grace of dancing ballet, an art that I had been practicing since the age of 4. In fact, it was at dance class early … Full Entry
- February 21, 2013
- A Patient’s Perspective: ‘How I Made The Hospital Fun!’
- Christopher Astudillo is an active 8-year-old boy whose favorite things are “to play and have fun!” In May 2011, Chris was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and began treatment at … Full Entry
- January 29, 2013
- Not The Red Stuff! Chemotherapy In Africa: Part II
- If you missed the first part of this series where I discussed how I prepare the chemotherapy for cancer patients in Botswana, read about it here. After the chemotherapy is … Full Entry
- January 24, 2013
- I Am A Mother Of 4 And A Cervical Cancer Survivor. This Is My Story.
- Bringing a child into this world is an amazing experience. In my case, not only did my husband and I create new life — our son Lukas saved mine. In … Full Entry
- January 17, 2013
- Identification Of New Pathway Could Control Response Of Neuroblastoma Tumors To Treatment
- Children with aggressive neuroblastoma have low survival rates due to frequent recurrences and treatment resistance. A better understanding of the ways neuroblastoma tumors develop resistance to therapy will provide improved … Full Entry