Fighting Weight Gain From Childhood Leukemia
Weight loss as a result of having cancer or undergoing treatment is fairly common. But for children with a form of leukemia called acute lymphoblastic leukemia, it’s weight gain that’s often a side effect associated with treatment. While many children with leukemia can be cured, more than half of them become obese (a body mass […]
Story of Leila
This is a story of a young girl named Leila born in a family of 8 in Zahedan, Iran. She has a common story, in her small town it took a long time to be diagnosed with cancer. She remembers the early day’s vividly as she traveled from hospital to hospital, from town to town, […]
Story of Jasmine
Like most children her age, Jasmine loves to swim, play board games and has her own garden at home. But something sets Jasmine apart from her friends: Jasmine has fought cancer not once, but twice, in her young life. Jasmine was just 5 years old when she first walked through the doors of MAHAK Hospital. […]