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With the Arthur J.E. Child Comprehensive Cancer Centre set to open this fall, a major fundraising campaign for the cancer centre called OWN.CANCER is underway. Co-chair John Osler joins Global News Morning Calgary to talk about the events taking place in Calgary for OWN.CANCER Week.

A young scientist named Sooran Noroozi battled an aggressive cancer as his pregnant wife looked on — so he could live to see their baby daughter take her first breaths. It was an unprecedented case at the MUHC. As Global’s Dan Spector reports, now a new award has been launched in his honour.

What do you get when you mix pickleball, fun and exciting competition, a couple of American actors, and a great cause? You get Montreal’s first-ever Smash Out Skin Cancer celebrity pickleball tournament happening Saturday Aril 27th at Lower Canada College. Actor Billy Baldwin and Melanoma Canada CEO Falyn Katz join Global News Morning’s host Laura...

Safeeya Pirani introduces us to a family taking part in the BC Cancer Foundation’s Workout to Conquer Cancer. They are exercising each day in May to raise funds in memory of 15 year old Myles Lindsay.

Cops for Cancer veteran Sergeant Dayne Campbell is getting back on his bike. This time he’s cycling across Canada after his daughter was diagnosed with cancer. Jay Durant explains on This is BC.

A cancer diagnosis can come with more than what patients anticipate — along with treatments to cure the disease, the process can take a toll on patients’ mental health and bodies. Health reporter Katherine Ward caught up with a young man to hear about his cancer journey.

We delve into the heated debate surrounding cancer screening guidelines in Canada, with Dr. Iris Gorfinkel offers her insights. From confusing recommendations to potential life-saving breakthroughs, we’ll explore the latest medical headlines.

Many people go for a daily run, but can you imagine doing a marathon every single day for an entire month? That’s what a Vernon man is gearing up to do to raise money for cancer care.

A New Brunswick cancer survivor is headed to Parliament Hill to advocate for policy changes in favour of making cancer care more affordable for Canadians. Between the cost of drugs, access to caregivers, and unpaid sick leave – a cancer diagnosis can come with an added financial burden. Suzanne Lapointe has the story.

Christine McIver, founder of Kids Cancer Care, reflects on 30 years of supporting families through cancer, discusses the importance of continued research, and previews her retirement party and book launch.

A Laval woman is wondering why she is being asked to pay tens of thousands of dollars for breast cancer medication at a Montreal-area hospital. She turned to private care to remove her breast after a cancer diagnosis and feels she is now being penalized. The 42-year-old is a Quebec resident and normally the hospital...

For the first time ever, The KGH Foundation is calling on the Central Okanagan to help raise funds in support of advancing cancer care at the Kelowna General Hospital. Jayden Wasney has the details.

Preparations are underway for a special concert in Lethbridge to raise funds for cancer research. Broc Higginson is facing his own personal battle with brain cancer and hopes the event he’s putting together can raise important awareness, and money, around the disease. Micah Quintin has more.

More cases of breast cancer are being diagnosed in Canadian women under age 50, leading to calls for greater awareness and access to screening. Doctors say early detection of breast cancer is critical for the best outcomes and survival rates. Katherine Ward has this story and more in Health Matters for April 26, 2024.

The first person to be treated with CAR T-cell therapy in Manitoba is sharing her story. Sandra Hajlo was declared cancer-free after undergoing treatment at CancerCare Manitoba. Iris Dyck has more.

A New Brunswick advocacy orgaiztion is calling for the provincial government to address radon gas built up in homes, which they say is causing preventable lung cancer deaths. Silas Brown reports.

Former NFL star and actor O.J. Simpson has died of cancer at the age of 76. Simpson was thrust into the national spotlight in 1994 when he was charged in the violent murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown and her friend Ronald Goldman. A slow-moving police chase of an on-the-run Simpson in a white Ford...

A Shediac man is confronting potentially life-threatening complications from radiation damage that he sustained during cancer treatments. As Suzanne Lapointe reports, Jeff Leblanc is facing an 18-month wait for the hyperbaric oxygen treatment that he requires – which is forcing him to make a tough decision.

A group of leading Canadian doctors is calling for cancer screening to begin earlier. They’re criticizing a federal task force already looking into the issue, and calling for urgent action. Health reporter Katherine Ward has what you need to know.