Thyroid Cancer

• Ontario expanding firefighter cancer coverage for WSIB claims

  Minister of Labour Monte McNaughton says pancreatic and thyroid cancers in firefighters will now be presumed to be work-related.

  Health

  Mar 3, 2023
  
• COVID-19: Kelowna, B.C. cancer patient desperate for surgery as Omicron forces delays

  Randy Stinson is one of thousands of British Columbians facing surgery delays as COVID case counts surge amid the highly-transmissible Omicron variant

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  Jan 5, 2022
  
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• Stories of support and survival highlight 39th Terry Fox Run in Regina

  Hundreds gathered in Regina for the annual Terry Fox Run 39 years after the Marathon of Hope, sharing personal stories of survival and support.

  Canada

  Sep 15, 2019
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• Jean Vanier, Canadian champion for people with disabilities, dead at 90

  Jean Vanier worked as a Canadian navy officer before launching L'Arche, a charity for the developmentally disabled.

  Canada

  May 7, 2019
• Thyroid cancer patients may need more aggressive treatment: Alberta researchers

  University of Alberta researchers say they've made an important discovery in treating thyroid cancer.

  Health

  Aug 29, 2018
• Doctor spots woman’s thyroid cancer while watching reality TV, tracks her down to get tested

  A North Carolina woman is lucky a doctor was watching her appearance on "Beachfront Bargain Hunt."

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  Jun 6, 2018
• University of Calgary study suggests ‘overdiagnosis epidemic’ in thyroid cancer

  A study by researchers at the University of Calgary suggests there's an overdiagnosis epidemic when it comes to thyroid cancer.

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  Aug 15, 2017
• Halifax cancer survivor raises $27K in 25 km benefit race after riding 2,000 km to get there

  The Halifax area resident raced in both 10 kilometre and 25 kilometre categories next to 35 other participants.

  Canada

  Jul 14, 2017
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• Halifax cancer survivor riding 2,000 km to Toronto for 25 km benefit race

  The decision by a 72-year-old Halifax man to cycle to Toronto to compete in a cycling event at the Honda Indy racetrack is just another journey for a man who has survived cancer twice. 

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  Jun 23, 2017