Nov 27, 2012
POGO "Money Matters" booklet available for download
Download a free copy of POGO's new "Money Matters" booklet here. In addition, our Parent Liaison at Sick Kids, Susan, also has copies...
Nov 21, 2012
Survey "Parenting a Child with Cancer"
Please fill out this short but important survey on "Parenting a Child with Cancer," which is being conducted on behalf of our partner and...
Nov 21, 2012
Childhood Cancer Canada: Holiday Kids Extravaganza at The Nutcracker
FYI from Childhood Cancer Canada: Holiday Kids Extravaganza at The Nutcracker You’re invited to share in the magic of the holiday season!...
Nov 20, 2012
Nanomedicine Breakthrough Could Improve Chemotherapy for Childhood Cancer
In a world-first, researchers from the Australian Centre for Nanomedicine at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Sydney have...
Nov 20, 2012
Pediatrics Study Discredits “Kind and Gentle” Chemo Approach for Kids with Leukemia
For decades, children have received chemotherapy over days, rather than minutes, under the assumption the “kinder and gentler” approach...
Nov 20, 2012
School-age childhood cancer patients are resilient to fatigue during chemotherapy
Over the trajectory of chemotherapy treatment, school-age children appear to develop resilience to fatigue, according to research...
Nov 13, 2012
Gene sequencing project identifies abnormal gene that launches rare childhood leukemia
Research led by the St. Jude Children's Research Hospital – Washington University Pediatric Cancer Genome Project has identified a fusion...
Nov 10, 2012
Petition to reduce parent parking rate at Sick Kids
OPACC has created a petition asking Sick Kids to reduce the recently increased parent parking rate. You can read and sign it here.
Nov 8, 2012
Support OPACC by purchasing The Little Grape That Could wine
OPACC is thrilled to announce that we have entered into a wonderful new partnership with The Little Grape That Could, a non-profit wine...
Nov 8, 2012
A note of thanks to Starbucks at Sick Kids
OPACC is very grateful to Jaclyn Hicklin, Store Manager of Starbucks #4225 at Sick Kids Hospital, and her staff, for very generously...