Million Dollar Smiles 2012 Bearhug Program
OPACC is collecting registrations on behalf of the Million Dollar Smiles 2012 Bearhug Program. Million Dollar Smiles is a non-profit...
Nov 8, 2012
CCAN launches report: Financial Hardship of Cancer in Canada: A Call for Action!
The Canadian Cancer Action Network (CCAN) and the Canadian Cancer Society - Manitoba Division have launched the report, Financial...
Nov 7, 2012
Possible Cure For Infertility In Childhood Cancer Survivors, Study Says
Cancer patients who undergo radiation therapy or chemotherapy often become infertile. While post-pubescent men have the option of...
Nov 6, 2012
Childhood leukemia survival rate up sharply
A generation ago, childhood leukemia was a death sentence. Today, the majority of kids diagnosed will live and that's especially true in...
Nov 2, 2012
OPACC welcomes two new members to its Board of Directors
OPACC is proud to welcome Vicki Hartman and Marlene Oleiro as new additions to our Board of Directors! You can read their bios on the...
Oct 25, 2012
Some parents misunderstand kids' cancer studies
Children with incurable cancer can take part in early trials of a new drug's safety, but many parents may misunderstand the goals of...
Oct 19, 2012
Prolonged formula feeding associated with Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
According to an epidemiological study presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference Frontiers in Cancer Prevention Research...
Oct 19, 2012
DNA method can provide more effective treatment of childhood cancer
After leukaemia and brain tumours, neuroblastoma is the most common form of cancer to affect children. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska...
Oct 19, 2012
After Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, Are We More Aware?
Another National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month has come and gone, and as we look back, we can't help but ponder -- is the country more...
Oct 12, 2012
Communication Key to Parental Decision Making for Children at End of Life
When facing decisions involving children with cancer at the end of life, three themes drove parental decision making—communication,...
Oct 11, 2012