Against All Odds

• More than 1.5 million Canadians living with cancer, new stats reveal

  The number of Canadians living with and surviving from cancer has reached 1.5 million, according to new data that reveals the number of people in Canada with cancer is increasing.

  Health

  Nov 8, 2022
  
• Shady, dishonest cancer scams can dupe patients and well-meaning donors

  Cancer "treatment" scams and dubious marketing techniques can target both patients and those who want to help find a cure.

  Commentary

  Oct 31, 2022
  
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• From early menopause to fertility uncertainty, young women with cancer lack support

  Young women diagnosed with cancer are often left to be their own advocates, and are left feeling disconnected from their pre-cancer selves.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2022
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• Underserved and over-judged: How bias can rob people of colour of cancer care

  The experiences of Black, Indigenous and POC cancer survivors serve as a reminder that the institutions of cancer care were not built with them in mind.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 20, 2022
• Outside the margins: LGBTQ2 cancer patients can face big disparities in care, screening

  Even after some LGBTQ2 patients have survived cancer, the Canadian health care system can be a traumatic path to navigate.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2022
• Not today, cancer: 6 stories of motivation from young survivors

  Being diagnosed with cancer as a young adult may feel like the end, but for some it can be a new beginning.

  Health

  Oct 13, 2022
• Trying to survive: To access lifesaving drugs, young cancer patients face huge hurdles

  Young Canadians with cancer are often forced to navigate bureaucratic red tape in order to avoid eye-popping medical bills.

  Health

  Oct 10, 2022
• Laughing in the face of cancer: Conquering a dark diagnosis with even darker humour

  Medical treatment may heal the body, but humour can heal the soul.

  Health

  Oct 6, 2022
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• ‘Very exciting treatment’: New advanced prostate cancer drug available in Canada

  Usually when a patient's prostate cancer advances through all the treatments, there's not much more doctors can offer — until now.

  Health

  Oct 5, 2022