Read the full article by MIT about MBI HERE
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Exchanging waiting for hope

By Fernando Goldztein

Folha de são Paulo- 29/08/2023

“After spending five years treating my son Frederico for medulloblastoma (MB), the most common pediatric brain tumor, I have come to know and experience many sad stories of patients affected by this treacherous disease. Seeing an adult suffer from cancer is very difficult. Imagine a child!

According to the National Cancer Institute (INCA), around 30 cases of childhood cancer are diagnosed every day in Brazil. Among diseases, it is the main cause of death among children and adolescents; and, among the types of cancer that occur in this age group, around 20% affect the brain.(…)”

We would like to thank Folha de São Paulo and Fernando Goldztein for sharing their story!

You can access the full article here.

*Layout by MBI