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lymphoma patients continue to suffer from fear, anxiety and depression
despite gruelling radiotherapy, chemotherapy, a marrow transplant and an allograft, it's the emotional and mental trauma that stands out for guy bouguet decades after his lymphoma diagnosis.
andrew robichaud
lymphoma
sep 15 2023
this year, the lymphoma coalition stands tall behind the “we can’t wait – to focus on our feelings” campaign for world lymphoma awareness day on sept. 15 in an effort to encourage and empower patients to talk about their mental health challenges.

what it feels like: crohn’s disease ‘doesn’t define who you are’ 
nesrine aboulhamid, awarded the abbvie ibd scholarship from crohn's and colitis canada, is intent on raising awareness and making a difference for people with ibd.
karen hawthorne
crohn's disease
sep 14 2023
this year, nesrine aboulhamid is one of 15 canadians who has earned an ibd scholarship for her passion and commitment to her studies and her health.

peter mansbridge talks prostate cancer awareness, regular testing and the odds facing canadian men
it’s a simple blood test — so why are so many canadian men not getting tested for prostate cancer?
emma jones
prostate cancer
sep 14 2023
“those aren't the greatest odds in the world, one in eight. so why take a chance?” peter mansbridge asks, referring to the statistic that one in eight canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

doctor's orders: speak up and get screened for prostate cancer
the most important message about prostate cancer is early detection before it causes symptoms like back, hip or rib pain that usually happens when the cancer has already metastasized.
karen hawthorne
prostate cancer
sep 13 2023
why and how prostate cancer strikes comes down to genetics and environmental exposure over time.

opinion: precision medicine offers cancer patients a better chance at survival – why are we making them wait?
it's time that our governments addressed the fragmented health-care systems and complex regulatory and pricing models that are blocking access to the innovative therapies people living with cancer need to survive.
louise binder, health policy consultant, save your skin foundation & martine elias, executive director of myeloma canada
cancer
sep 12 2023
cancer patients don't have the luxury of time. getty

what it feels like: 'don't give up' on life with alzheimer's disease
when craig burns was caring for his mother, who had alzheimer’s disease, he had no idea at the time that he was getting a unique insight into his own future.
robin roberts
alzheimer's disease
sep 11 2023
craig burns is involved in a website called flippingstigma.com, designed by and for people with dementia as well as their care partners and health professionals to address the challenges of stigma and discrimination. 

how i care for prostate cancer: 'not every day has to be a good day'
natalie wild’s life changed suddenly when her husband stefan was diagnosed with stage iii prostate cancer at age 44, just one year into their marriage.
maja begovic
prostate cancer
sep 6 2023
natalie wild, right, and her husband stefan.

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school
“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
meningitis
sep 5 2023
vaccination against the bacteria that causes meningitis b is not currently included as part of the childhood vaccination schedule in canada.
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lymphoma patients continue to suffer from fear, anxiety and depression
despite gruelling radiotherapy, chemotherapy, a marrow transplant and an allograft, it's the emotional and mental trauma that stands out for guy bouguet decades after his lymphoma diagnosis.
andrew robichaud
lymphoma
sep 15 2023
this year, the lymphoma coalition stands tall behind the “we can’t wait – to focus on our feelings” campaign for world lymphoma awareness day on sept. 15 in an effort to encourage and empower patients to talk about their mental health challenges.

what it feels like: crohn’s disease ‘doesn’t define who you are’ 
nesrine aboulhamid, awarded the abbvie ibd scholarship from crohn's and colitis canada, is intent on raising awareness and making a difference for people with ibd.
karen hawthorne
crohn's disease
sep 14 2023
this year, nesrine aboulhamid is one of 15 canadians who has earned an ibd scholarship for her passion and commitment to her studies and her health.

peter mansbridge talks prostate cancer awareness, regular testing and the odds facing canadian men
it’s a simple blood test — so why are so many canadian men not getting tested for prostate cancer?
emma jones
prostate cancer
sep 14 2023
“those aren't the greatest odds in the world, one in eight. so why take a chance?” peter mansbridge asks, referring to the statistic that one in eight canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime.

doctor's orders: speak up and get screened for prostate cancer
the most important message about prostate cancer is early detection before it causes symptoms like back, hip or rib pain that usually happens when the cancer has already metastasized.
karen hawthorne
prostate cancer
sep 13 2023
why and how prostate cancer strikes comes down to genetics and environmental exposure over time.
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

opinion: precision medicine offers cancer patients a better chance at survival – why are we making them wait?
it's time that our governments addressed the fragmented health-care systems and complex regulatory and pricing models that are blocking access to the innovative therapies people living with cancer need to survive.
louise binder, health policy consultant, save your skin foundation & martine elias, executive director of myeloma canada
cancer
sep 12 2023
cancer patients don't have the luxury of time. getty

what it feels like: 'don't give up' on life with alzheimer's disease
when craig burns was caring for his mother, who had alzheimer’s disease, he had no idea at the time that he was getting a unique insight into his own future.
robin roberts
alzheimer's disease
sep 11 2023
craig burns is involved in a website called flippingstigma.com, designed by and for people with dementia as well as their care partners and health professionals to address the challenges of stigma and discrimination. 

how i care for prostate cancer: 'not every day has to be a good day'
natalie wild’s life changed suddenly when her husband stefan was diagnosed with stage iii prostate cancer at age 44, just one year into their marriage.
maja begovic
prostate cancer
sep 6 2023
natalie wild, right, and her husband stefan.

watch: meningitis b risk increases as college students head back to school
“young adults who go off to university are about three times higher risk of catching meningitis b than kids the same age who are not in university or college, more so if they're in a in a dorm environment.”
emma jones
meningitis
sep 5 2023
vaccination against the bacteria that causes meningitis b is not currently included as part of the childhood vaccination schedule in canada.
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save your skin foundation

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