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With little family history and no obvious signs, Khris Weeks never expected a mammogram and ultrasound would confirm she had breast cancer in January 2018.
She needed radiation following a lumpectomy and chemotherapy, but radiation treatment isn’t available locally in Grande Prairie. The closest place was the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton, and treatment would be approximately four weeks.
With no family in Edmonton, Khris turned to Compassion House Foundation and its Sorrentino’s Compassion House for help.
“It seemed like a perfect solution for accommodation, however it was much more than that,” said Khris. “The staff and guests made me feel so welcome, and everyone was willing to share their stories. It made the cancer treatments a little bit easier to know that all of our needs were being met
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Albertans living with cancer may soon have new treatment options as CAR T-cell therapy began last month at the Tom Baker Cancer Center in Calgary.
A clinical trial to develop a made-in-Alberta CAR T-cell therapy is also underway at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton according to Alberta Health Services.
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“Alberta’s government is excited to offer this innovative treatment in our province, providing Albertans who urgently need this care with timely and convenient access here at home,” said Minister of Health Tyler Shandro.
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Alberta now offering life-saving T-cell cancer treatment
A cancer treatment that previously required travel outside the province, or the country, is now being offered in Alberta.
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A cancer treatment that previously required travel outside the province, or the country, is now being offered in Alberta.
The first patients to receive CAR T-cell therapy in the province are at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, while the government says a clinical trial to develop a made-in-Alberta CAR T-cell therapy is underway at the Cross Cancer Institute in Edmonton.