*This introduction, author unknown, was found in the SIOP files. It has been improved by Dr. Jean Michel Zucker, Institut Curie,Paris, France, to whom the writing committee extends many thanks. On July 3, 1967, a small group of specialists met the members of the “Service Milhit” at the Institut Gustave-Roussy (IGR) in Villejuif, Paris. The […]
Preface At any personal level, be it in relation to family, society, national, or global organizations, an awareness of origins – to know when one came -is essential to an understanding of where one now stands, and the past informs the future. Knowledge of their roots helps present and future generations to build their own […]
Dr. Sung joined the staff at The Hospital for Sick Children in September 2004 after completing fellowships in Haematology, Infectious Diseases and Clinical Investigation and receiving a PhD in Clinical Epidemiology from the University of Toronto. She is a Paediatric Oncologist and Clinician Scientist with an independent research program focused on supportive care for children […]
Today’s profile is of Dr. Crystal Mackall (USA), Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine at Stanford University, the Founding Director of the Stanford Center for Cancer Cell Therapy, and Director of the Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy at Stanford.
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Today’s profile is of Dr. Milena Villarroel (Chile), a Paediatric Hemato-Oncologist with the Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile, and Founding Member and Chair of the Latin American Group for Pediatric Oncology GALOP