Your Child Has Cancer: Canadian Support Resources That Can Help
When your child is diagnosed with cancer, your world turns upside down. All your best laid plans fall to the wayside and in an instant...
Feb 23, 2016
Childhood leukemia patients from low-income areas relapse earlier, study finds
92% of children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in high-poverty areas relapse less than 36 months after remission compared with only...
Feb 23, 2016


Million Dollar Smiles 2016 Bearhug Program
OPACC is collecting registrations on behalf of the Million Dollar Smiles 2016 Bearhug Program. Million Dollar Smiles is a non-profit...
Feb 23, 2016
Pediatric Palliative Care: A Multidisciplinary Approach
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that ideally, palliative care should begin (or at least be offered) when a child is...
Feb 23, 2016
Cancer MoonShot 2020 Announces the Formation of a National Pediatrics Consortium, a Major Milestone
Leading national children's hospitals, pediatric cancer organizations and academic centers unite with Cancer MoonShot 2020 to accelerate...
Feb 22, 2016

Red Day 2016
Attention OPACC Families in the Aurora, Newmarket, and Georgina areas! Our partners at the Cancer Recovery Foundation of Canada (CRFC)...
Feb 18, 2016
Eye movement affected in former childhood cancer patients
A study from Lund University in Sweden shows that commonly used chemo toxins impair the eyesight in childhood cancer survivors in a way...
Feb 18, 2016
Childhood Cancer: Exercise Safety Tips
Physical activity is essential for any child, but what is safe if my child has cancer? Read more here: https://cancerkn.com/childhood-can...
Feb 12, 2016
Attention problems persist in childhood leukemia survivors treated with chemotherapy alone
Pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) patients treated with chemotherapy alone remain at risk for attention and learning problems...
Feb 10, 2016
How do you enforce bedtime and table manners when your kid has cancer? Sometimes you don’t.
Having a sick child has made me a more permissive parent, for better and for worse. Read more here: https://www.washingtonpost.com/postev...
Feb 10, 2016