Dr. Butter and Jacob Davidson

Above: Dr. Andreana Bütter, Lawson Associate Scientist and Paediatric Surgeon at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), and Jacob Davidson, Lawson Research Coordinator.

Collaborating to address rare childhood cancer

Through collaboration across North America, medical researchers are uniting to improve outcomes for children with sarcoma.

Children's Health Research Institute - 

Sarcomas are rare types of cancer that form in the connective tissue of the human body. Osteosarcoma is well known as the type of cancer diagnosed in Terry Fox, but there are many types of sarcoma and they are most common in children and young adults.

Chest x-ray

Case report describes suspected new type of vaping-related lung injury

Ontario youth nearly avoided the need for a double lung transplant

London Health Sciences Centre - 

A team of authors from Lawson Health Research Institute and University Health Network (UHN) have released details on Canada’s first published case of suspected vaping-related lung injury. Published today in CMAJ, the case study may be the first to describe a new type of injury from vaping products.

Dr. David Palma

Dr. David Palma recognized with Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence

Dr. Palma’s cutting-edge clinical trials offer new treatment options to cancer patients and generate knowledge that is making a tangible impact.

LHSC: London Regional Cancer Program - 

Dr. David Palma, Associate Scientist at Lawson Health Research Institute and Radiation Oncologist at London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), is receiving a Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence. Dr. Palma was announced today as a co-recipient of the William Rawls Prize.

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