OPACC volunteers will be at the Rama Gaming House
#Scarborough location today from 2-4PM for our #charitablegaming event to raise funds for our Toronto #childhoodcancer families. More #volunteers needed (aged 19+)! opacc.org/charitablegami…

Many thanks to KidsUpFront TO & Kids Up Front Ottawa for the donated tickets that allowed these OPACC families to enjoy recent special events, like Toronto Blue Jays games, a Stars on Ice show (Ottawa), and a Mirvish Productions performance of 'Les Miserables'!

FYI from the The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) Psychosocial Oncology team: Please consider completing this brief survey to help understand your needs and help plan future caregiver support initiatives: forms.office.com/r/SqpeDpvcDc

These adorable little creatures were handmade by a very talented OPACC child who taught herself to make them during treatment! They were donated to our Parent Liaisons to share with other #childhoodcancer patients in hospital going through the same journey. 💛

By characterizing B-cells’ developmental stages, St. Jude scientists designed and tested a drug combination to effectively treat resistant B-cell leukemia and reduce side effects.

Learn more about the research by @Jiyang_Yu and @JunJYang. bit.ly/4avBOh1

Our Parent Liaisons will be at SickKids (Sears Cancer Clinic) today from 10:30am-12:30pm for our weekly in-person #childhoodcancer parent support services! If you are in-hospital, please stop by to say Hi and get FREE resources and peer support.

Another lovely donation of handmade #quilts gratefully received by our Parent Liaisons for distribution to our in-hospital #childhoodcancer families! opacc.org/quilts

A pilot grant funded in part by the CU Cancer Center will support a study led by a cancer center member Todd Hankinson, MD, who will look at factors contributing to extreme obesity in children with a type of benign brain tumor. Learn more ⬇️
news.cuanschutz.edu/cancer-center/…

Our Parent Liaisons will be at SickKids (Sears Cancer Clinic) today from 10:30am-12:30pm for our weekly in-person #childhoodcancer parent support services! If you are in-hospital, please stop by to say Hi and get FREE resources and peer support.

A research team finds positive associations between #pesticide #exposure and heightened #risk of certain childhood #cancers in a meta-analysis spanning a #decade of studies. #children #health #leukemia #wilms IPN Blog: ow.ly/K1Kc50R8BWA

Our Parent Liaisons will be at SickKids (Sears Cancer Clinic) today from 10:30am-12:30pm for our weekly in-person #childhoodcancer parent support services! If you are in-hospital, please stop by to say Hi and get FREE resources and peer support.

Post Treatment, Children With ALL Experience Long-Term Fatigue ajmc.com/view/post-trea… via @AJMC

Join us tonight at 7:30PM for our weekly free virtual drop-in #parentsupport session to get support from our Parent Liaisons & other #childhoodcancer parents. You must be a registered OPACC member to participate. Send us a DM or email [email protected] for the Zoom link.

Parents of children with cancer more often seek help for anxiety, depression healio.com/news/hematolog…

Our Parent Liaisons will be at SickKids (Sears Cancer Clinic) today from 10:30am-12:30pm for our weekly in-person #childhoodcancer parent support services! If you are in-hospital, please stop by to say Hi and get FREE resources and peer support.

OPACC volunteers will be at the Rama Gaming House
#Scarborough location today from 2-4PM for our #charitablegaming event to raise funds for our Toronto #childhoodcancer families. More #volunteers needed (aged 19+)! opacc.org/charitablegami…

Many thanks to KidsUpFront TO for the donated tickets that allowed these OPACC #childhoodcancer families to enjoy recent special events, like Toronto Marlies and Toronto FC games, and a 'Mind Over Matter' show!

New study seeks hereditary causes of childhood cancer medicalxpress.com/news/2024-04-h… via Medical Xpress