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23. Saving Lives by Supporting Families: The role of non-profits in cancer care with Bindu Nair of Aroh
What do you do if you don’t have enough money to pay for your child’s cancer treatment? This is one of the difficult questions faced by some families in India today. Answering this question is one of the reasons Aroh, a non-profit that supports families with children...
22. The Healthcare Labyrinth – exploring the journey to childhood cancer care with Dr. Neha Faruqui and Dr. Ramandeep Arora
How does a child with cancer in India access care? If you’ve ever had an illness that was difficult to diagnose, you know that navigating the medical system can be incredibly frustrating. Bouncing back and forth between doctors, taking time off of work or school,...
21. Coronavirus and the Immunocompromised – discussing COVID-19 with Dr. Peter Hotez
How should healthcare workers caring for immunocompromised patients think about the coronavirus epidemic? The novel coronavirus, now called COVID-19, is a worrisome disease, particularly for healthcare workers caring for immunocompromised patients. What do providers...
20. Collaborating in Africa to Cure Wilms Tumor with Dr. Trijn Israels and Dr. Festus Njuguna
In the United States, 500-600 children are diagnosed with Wilms tumor annually. The disease accounts for about 5% of all childhood cancers and is the most common kind of kidney cancer in children. In high-income countries like the United States, the 5-year survival...
19. The SIOP Global Mapping Project with Dr. Jennifer Geel
How many healthcare professionals in the world are caring for children with cancer? Tap the link for more info: https://siop-online.org/globalmapping/ This is a very important question. How many people are caring for kids with cancer around the world? Where are they...
18. It is Wildly Cost Effective to Treat Burkitt Lymphoma in Uganda – a conversation with Dr. Avram Denburg
How much does it cost to cure childhood cancer in Africa? The cost of cancer care in Africa, and other low- and middle-income countries, is an enormous question. Cancer is a very complex disease to treat. It takes time, medicines (and maybe surgery and maybe...
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