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Finding Happiness After the Loss of a Child to Cancer: A Journey of Healing
Introduction Losing a child is a parent's worst nightmare, and when that loss is due to cancer, the pain can be particularly devastating. The journey through pediatric cancer is one of the most challenging experiences a family can face, and the grief that follows is...
The Secret Weapon For Leading A Happy Family In The Face of a DIPG Diagnosis
Introduction Life is full of uncertainties, and sometimes, it throws us unimaginable challenges that test our strength and resilience. One such challenge is when a family is confronted with a Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) diagnosis in one of their loved...
Why You Should Not Be Afraid to Outsource and/or Ask for Help When Facing a DIPG
Introduction A Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) diagnosis is a devastating and challenging moment for any family. This rare and aggressive form of pediatric brain cancer affects the pons area of the brain, making it particularly difficult to treat. The journey...
What Is Convection-Enhanced Delivery (CED)? How Does It Play A Role In The Treatment Of DIPG?
DIPG is an aggressive and a hard to treat tumor that is present in the brain stem. As it has no definite boundaries, treating it is very difficult as there is a risk of damage to the surrounding brain cells. Radiation therapy has often been used as a form of treatment...
This New Drug Could Become The First Ever Treatment Designed To Target DIPG
A shocking fact - for about two decades now no new drugs have been licensed to treat brain cancer in adults and children! But this new drug could change things and become the first drug designed to target DIPG. The scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR)...
How To Make Your Child Feel Better While Facing DIPG?
Facing DIPG is a challenge for not just the child who is diagnosed with it but also the entire family. For parents, seeing their child in pain can be much worse than being in pain themselves. Which is why comforting your child will help not just them but you as well....
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