Alberta boy with thyroid cancer runs, plays after taking U.S. approved drug

CBC News

5 December 2018 - Health Canada is considering approving the oral treatment, larotrectinib.

This winter, Kayley Leeds can watch her nine-year-old ski and run around with his siblings, but a year and a half ago, her little boy was more likely to be in bed.

Ashton Leeds was only four when his mom found a lump in his neck. Shortly after, he was diagnosed with Stage 4 thyroid cancer.

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