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Read, or watch, stories about children we help, our projects, and the healthcare workers who work with us.
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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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Programmes 22.09.16
In August we funded social workers from our programmes in Mindanao (Philippines) and Myanmar to join others from Manila and Cambodia in a join training workshop in Singapore.
Fundraising 30.08.16
Music is the art of the prophets, the only art that can calm the agitations of the soul.Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Get involved 26.08.16
It's already been quite a week for World Child Cancer supporter Selasi Gbormittah, who has appeared to rave reviews on the BBC's Great British Bake Off.
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