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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
National
Patrick Edrich

Alder Hey 'proud' to take Ukrainian children for cancer treatment

Alder Hey Children's Hospital said it's "proud" to be one of seven paediatric hospitals across England taking in Ukrainian children for lifesaving cancer treatment.

21 Ukrainian children were evacuated to England over the weekend to start their package of lifesaving cancer treatment. The children are now all under the case of NHS specialist hospital services.

A team of NHS specialists travelled to Poland to provide the children and their families with medical support. Dr Michael Griksaitis, who led the trip, said he was overwhelmed by the "human tragedy" they saw in the war-hit region.

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