Controversial cancer treatment on children at a top Canadian hospital - The Fifth Estate

The children were sick with cancer and their parents knew there was little chance of survival. So when one of Canada’s leading hospitals offered what they believed was a glimmer of hope in the form of a study involving a combination of drugs never before tried on children, they jumped at it. But there were no miracles. And within a short time, Health Canada shut down the study, saying it threatened the safety and rights of the patients. What happened to the children of Sainte-Justine?

This documentary is produced by our colleagues at Radio-Canada's Enquête: https://youtu.be/qAVV_qFZaEk
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