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CCLG Research Talks: How can leukaemia treatment affect a child's brain?

With Professor Chris Halsey

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Professor Chris Halsey tells us about leukaemia treatment and how it can affect the brain.

  • Learn about why leukaemia treatment can affect a child's brain
  • Find out how researchers are working to make safer treatments

Professor Chris Halsey

Chris is the Head of the School of Cancer Sciences at the University of Glasgow and treats children with leukaemia at the Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow. In her research, she focuses on central nervous system-directed treatment for leukaemia in the hopes of making these treatments safer.

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