Post by NCCR Children & Cancer

“𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮’𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐭𝐡” Our dear director, Jean-Pierre Bourquin from the Kinderspital Zürich and University of Zurich, bridges two seemingly disparate worlds in this wonderfully touching radio program at SRF - Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen: #medicine and #music. His grandfather, an organist, sparked his passion for music at an early age, when he discovered the cello, which has remained a constant companion ever since. But for him, music is more than just a form of relaxation: it opens up spaces that words cannot capture and connects him to the existential questions posed by his daily professional life. In his view children can sense whether they are being told the truth. And this approach shapes not only his interactions with young patients but also his conviction: basic research is the key to sustainably improving the chances of recovery for children with cancer. It lays the foundation upon which new therapies are developed, and gives families hope where it is most urgently needed. 👉 Listen to the wonderful episode here (in German only!): https://lnkd.in/dnetMzFT - with Raffaele Renella Petrova Lab – Vascular and tumor biology Bjoern Menze Didier Surdez Ana Guerreiro Stücklin Raphael J. Morscher Michal Bassani-Sternberg Bodenmiller Lab Valentina Boeva Beat Bornhauser Francesco Ceppi Jacob Corn Katrien De Bock Manuel Diezi Thomas Friemel Andras Jakab Sara Colomer-Lahiguera, RN, PhD Chiara F Magnani Mojgan Masoodi Christoph Merten Annick Mühlethaler-Mottet Javad Nazarian Lucas Pelkmans Sara Rubinelli Mike S. Schäfer Nicole Scobie Virginie Uhlmann Julia Vogt Sebastian Waszak Meg Jing Z. Fides Zenk and many more