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Read some inspiring stories of children and families that we have supported, and continue to help, thanks to our donors. You can also read about our partner doctors, nurses and social workers, who work tirelessly to ensure that the best possible treatment and support is given.
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David
CameroonDavid was 11 years old when a growing tumour forced him to make the 24-hour journey to the home of World Child Cancer’s programme centre in Cameroon, Mbingo Baptist Hospital, where he was diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma.
Tumours like David’s grow very rapidly, doubling their mass in 24 to 48 hours. Fortunately, they mostly respond very well to treatment. After five days and a single dose of chemotherapy, David’s tumour dissolved to half its size.
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Dr Mae Dolendo
PhilippinesDr Mae Dolendo is the lead Paediatric Oncologist at the South Philippines Medical Centre, Davao City at the programme we support in the Philippines.
Mae did her specialist training at National University Hospital in Singapore and completed an International Outreach Fellowship at St Jude Children's Research Hospital, USA. Through her passion and enthusiasm Doc Mae has increased survival from virtually nil when she arrived at Davao Medical Centre to 1-year survival rates of over 60% in 2012. She has won various awards and fellowships in recognition of her work. However, despite her
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Zwe
MyanmarZwe is 7 years old and she suffers from a brain tumour. She lives in a rural village in Rakhine Division in the north of Myanmar with her father and mother.
After suffering headaches for three months, they visited the village doctor, who mentioned that the headaches were just temporary. When the problem persisted, they were referred to their regional hospital, which in turn referred her to Yangon general hospital (YGH). YGH decided to perform an operation on Zwe and then referred her to Yangon Children's Hospital, to the Paediatric Oncology Unit, where a brain tumour was
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Latest news
Stay-up-to-date with our latest news from our in-country programmes and fundraisers, as well as finding out different ways that you can get involved to support children with cancer.
Programmes 18.07.18
Graeme Abernethy is a music teacher at Dulwich College International, who has been providing music sessions at the Heroes School in the cancer unit of Yangon Children’s Hospital for the past few months. He spoke to us about his experiences at the school:
Fundraising 25.06.18
A team of trekkers reached the peak of the Atlas Mountains as they climbed 4,167 metres to the top of Mount Jebel Toubkal.
Programmes 21.06.18
Dr Tristan Flatt is Director at the Spanish Speaking Oncology Clinic at Children’s Mercy Hospital and World Child Cancer’s twinning lead for Mexico. We caught up with Dr Flatt to find out what inspired him to enter into a career to support children with cancer;
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