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blood cancer treatment becomes first to benefit from canada's drug agency fast-track program
canada’s drug agency's time-limited recommendation program is set to deliver its first breakthrough with the blood cancer treatment epkinly.
angelica bottaro
blood cancer
sep 6 2024
when the wait time can be anywhere from 12 to 24 months, those living with grave diseases like cancer may not have that kind of time.

how i care for leukemia: 'i’ve become stronger in standing up' for my family
jaunita rodenhiser wants other parents and caregivers to know about the happy endings of leukemia – and stay strong.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
sep 4 2024
“it was terrifying,” jaunita, left, says of the leukemia diagnosis and what lay ahead for her daughter hailey. “we had had her late in life, never expecting to have a daughter. she had become our world as older parents."

leukemia in canada: stats, impact and resources
estimates suggest that about 6,600 canadians will be diagnosed with leukemia, and 3,200 will die from the disease in 2024, according to the canadian cancer society.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
sep 4 2024
when we look at our aging and growing population in canada, most cancers, including leukemia, are expected to contribute further to mortality rates and tax the healthcare system.

what it feels like: overcoming endometrial cancer and finding 'some joy every day'  
endometrial cancer has "given me a different perspective on life, and i don’t take things so much for granted anymore.”
angelica bottaro
cancer
sep 3 2024
joan and her husband, colin, love to travel, and she never let endometrial cancer steal that from her.

how i care for melanoma: coping through lifelong love and unwavering faith
when the news came, and iona copeman was able to come out of the initial feelings of shock, she immediately dedicated herself to caring for her husband throughout his journey with skin cancer.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27 2024
once iona copeman, right, became well-versed in all things cancer and melanoma, she was ready to help her husband in any way that he needed, and in many cases, that meant taking care of everything on her own, as well as taking care of mike at the same time.

what it feels like: 'only another cancer patient can understand the fears' after getting diagnosed with melanoma  
mike copeman spent much of his life in the sun. with a camera in hand, long sleeves, and a cowboy hat, mike spent his life doing what he loved—taking great photographs.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27 2024
mike copeman used humour, connection, and faith to get through melanoma treatment.

what it feels like: facing leukemia, recurrence and the ripple effect on the people you love
surviving cancer has been tough for jennifer mitchell, but it wasn’t losing her hair or the debilitating fatigue and nausea of chemo that haunt her. it was telling her husband that her leukemia had come back.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
aug 26 2024
those early days in her cancer journey, and the years of debilitating treatment that followed, inspired her advocacy work with the canadian cancer society for access to care, and a self-published book on cancer survival so others who face a similar diagnosis feel less alone.

opinion: like a lot of men, i felt invincible – until i wasn’t
"as difficult as it seems, you can say, 'i need help.'”
kenton boston
opinion
aug 23 2024
roughly 70 per cent of diseases can be prevented, and kenton boston hopes to remind men why it's important to stay on top of their health.
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blood cancer treatment becomes first to benefit from canada's drug agency fast-track program
canada’s drug agency's time-limited recommendation program is set to deliver its first breakthrough with the blood cancer treatment epkinly.
angelica bottaro
blood cancer
sep 6 2024
when the wait time can be anywhere from 12 to 24 months, those living with grave diseases like cancer may not have that kind of time.

how i care for leukemia: 'i’ve become stronger in standing up' for my family
jaunita rodenhiser wants other parents and caregivers to know about the happy endings of leukemia – and stay strong.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
sep 4 2024
“it was terrifying,” jaunita, left, says of the leukemia diagnosis and what lay ahead for her daughter hailey. “we had had her late in life, never expecting to have a daughter. she had become our world as older parents."

leukemia in canada: stats, impact and resources
estimates suggest that about 6,600 canadians will be diagnosed with leukemia, and 3,200 will die from the disease in 2024, according to the canadian cancer society.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
sep 4 2024
when we look at our aging and growing population in canada, most cancers, including leukemia, are expected to contribute further to mortality rates and tax the healthcare system.

what it feels like: overcoming endometrial cancer and finding 'some joy every day'  
endometrial cancer has "given me a different perspective on life, and i don’t take things so much for granted anymore.”
angelica bottaro
cancer
sep 3 2024
joan and her husband, colin, love to travel, and she never let endometrial cancer steal that from her.
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

how i care for melanoma: coping through lifelong love and unwavering faith
when the news came, and iona copeman was able to come out of the initial feelings of shock, she immediately dedicated herself to caring for her husband throughout his journey with skin cancer.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27 2024
once iona copeman, right, became well-versed in all things cancer and melanoma, she was ready to help her husband in any way that he needed, and in many cases, that meant taking care of everything on her own, as well as taking care of mike at the same time.

what it feels like: 'only another cancer patient can understand the fears' after getting diagnosed with melanoma  
mike copeman spent much of his life in the sun. with a camera in hand, long sleeves, and a cowboy hat, mike spent his life doing what he loved—taking great photographs.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27 2024
mike copeman used humour, connection, and faith to get through melanoma treatment.

what it feels like: facing leukemia, recurrence and the ripple effect on the people you love
surviving cancer has been tough for jennifer mitchell, but it wasn’t losing her hair or the debilitating fatigue and nausea of chemo that haunt her. it was telling her husband that her leukemia had come back.
karen hawthorne
leukemia
aug 26 2024
those early days in her cancer journey, and the years of debilitating treatment that followed, inspired her advocacy work with the canadian cancer society for access to care, and a self-published book on cancer survival so others who face a similar diagnosis feel less alone.

opinion: like a lot of men, i felt invincible – until i wasn’t
"as difficult as it seems, you can say, 'i need help.'”
kenton boston
opinion
aug 23 2024
roughly 70 per cent of diseases can be prevented, and kenton boston hopes to remind men why it's important to stay on top of their health.
powered by
movember canada

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