It's a lot to swallow for a child with cancer
A child with cancer sometimes has to take as many as 125 pills a week. Not only to treat the disease, but also to manage the side effects of treatment.
September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. This month, we are drawing extra attention to what cancer treatment demands of children. This includes the large number of medications they sometimes need.
Children share their treatment experiences and talk about the medications they receive.
How can we make it better?
At the Máxima Center, healthcare professionals and researchers work together on treatments that better meet children’s needs. We research treatments with fewer side effects and medications that are better tailored to children. This way, we work not only toward a cure, but also toward a better quality of life.
- How we make medicines more child-friendlySmaller tablets, more precise dosing or a longer IV line to allow children to move around more freely. Our pharmacists are always looking for ways to make medicines better suited to children. They are even exploring how a 3D printer could help.
- How we make treatments smarterResearchers at the Máxima Center are looking for ways to develop better treatments and reduce side effects. Here’s how they do it ⬇️
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