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blood cancer

machado: why can't doctors talk seriously about fatigue without blaming it on stress, or the kids, or alcohol, or your diet, or....?

the disconnect between how health-care providers perceive their patients' complaints of "feeling tired" and the reality often leads to a sense of isolation and helplessness.
lisa machado
jun 12 2023

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?

someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
may 24 2023

how i care for multiple myeloma: 'i want to believe there will be a cure in our lifetime'

sass khazzam, whose wife sharmeen lives with an aggressive form of multiple myeloma, says that while he believes fundraising will advance research for the blood cancer, he's cautiously optimistic about a cure.
maja begovic
mar 9 2023

machado: another world cancer day, yet cancer is still that dark horse nipping at our heels

imagine if, instead of worrying about optics, market share and succumbing to the unwillingness to play nice with competitors, every player in the health-care system led with their hearts and the realization that we can't go on like this much longer.
lisa machado
feb 6 2023

machado: life isn't always a straight line. how are you taking the corners?

just like running, life has many corners that offer a moment to pause, opportunities to gain some ground and a chance to prepare for the next leg of the race.
lisa machado
jan 30 2023

surviving stage 4 salivary duct cancer

allen chankowsky is a two-time cancer survivor, thanks to his health-care team's willingness to try an unconventional treatment.
emma jones
dec 28 2022

machado: if a disease is well-managed in canada, but a killer somewhere else, is it a true treatment success story?

the trenches of inequality across the globe are so deep when it comes to drug access that no meaningful conversation can be had without including the reality of all patients, no matter where they live.
lisa machado
dec 19 2022

'high-risk patients will relapse': actor nicki aycox's death from acute myeloid leukemia another example of much-needed treatments

it's one of the most fatal types of blood cancer, but dr. yan lui has identified how aml cells grow and survive and is in the midst of developing a therapy for clinical trials.
karen hawthorne
nov 25 2022
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence
powered by
canadian digestive health foundation

machado: why can't doctors talk seriously about fatigue without blaming it on stress, or the kids, or alcohol, or your diet, or....?

the disconnect between how health-care providers perceive their patients' complaints of "feeling tired" and the reality often leads to a sense of isolation and helplessness.
lisa machado
jun 12 2023

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?

someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
may 24 2023

how i care for multiple myeloma: 'i want to believe there will be a cure in our lifetime'

sass khazzam, whose wife sharmeen lives with an aggressive form of multiple myeloma, says that while he believes fundraising will advance research for the blood cancer, he's cautiously optimistic about a cure.
maja begovic
mar 9 2023

machado: another world cancer day, yet cancer is still that dark horse nipping at our heels

imagine if, instead of worrying about optics, market share and succumbing to the unwillingness to play nice with competitors, every player in the health-care system led with their hearts and the realization that we can't go on like this much longer.
lisa machado
feb 6 2023
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

machado: life isn't always a straight line. how are you taking the corners?

just like running, life has many corners that offer a moment to pause, opportunities to gain some ground and a chance to prepare for the next leg of the race.
lisa machado
jan 30 2023

surviving stage 4 salivary duct cancer

allen chankowsky is a two-time cancer survivor, thanks to his health-care team's willingness to try an unconventional treatment.
emma jones
dec 28 2022

machado: if a disease is well-managed in canada, but a killer somewhere else, is it a true treatment success story?

the trenches of inequality across the globe are so deep when it comes to drug access that no meaningful conversation can be had without including the reality of all patients, no matter where they live.
lisa machado
dec 19 2022

'high-risk patients will relapse': actor nicki aycox's death from acute myeloid leukemia another example of much-needed treatments

it's one of the most fatal types of blood cancer, but dr. yan lui has identified how aml cells grow and survive and is in the midst of developing a therapy for clinical trials.
karen hawthorne
nov 25 2022
powered by
canadian centre for caregiving excellence

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