AWS to fund AI-driven medical research to improve child health care [Video]

Nicole Giroux knows what it’s like to wait for a precise diagnosis—and the effective treatment that comes along with it.

Her daughter Lila first showed symptoms of inoperable brain cancer nearly 15 years ago. Lila was just 15 months old at the time. Due to a lack of data, it would take an excruciating five years before the Giroux family had a more specific understanding of the molecular make-up for their little girl’s tumor. (Pictured above is Lila, alongside her mom Nicole in 2022.)

“Shortly into that journey with treatment, my husband and I learned about the complete lack of treatment options for childhood brain cancer and the lack of funding available for research,” Giroux said.

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