Cancer Care
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KGH Foundation turns to community for support of cancer care campaignThe public cancer care fundraiser is part of the “Closer to Home Than You Think” campaign launched March 2023. So far it has raised $20 million, with a goal of raising $40 million.HealthApr 15
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Migrant worker battling cancer finally gets medical card in Nova ScotiaA migrant worker from Jamaica spent months without health care after being fired from her job on a farm, and while battling cancer.HealthMar 18
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Paddles up! 23rd Peterborough Dragon Boat Festival returns to Little Lake June 8Festival registration opens on Feb. 25. In 2023, the festival surpassed $4 million raised to improve cancer care services and supports at the Peterborough Regional Health Centre.CanadaFeb 21
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Peterborough hospital names atrium after Anne Keenleyside in honour of $2M giftThe Trent University professor died of cancer in October 2022 but bequeathed a $2-million legacy gift to the hospital foundation to support cancer care equipment and technology.HealthFeb 8
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B.C. to offer Canada’s first at-home, self-screening test for cervical cancerAbout 200 people are diagnosed with cervical cancer a year in the province, Premier David Eby said Tuesday morning at a press conference.HealthJan 9
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Couple honours late sister with historic $10M donation to cancer care in Simcoe MuskokaCatherine and David Hudson have pledged a record-setting $10 million to Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre’s Keep Life Wild campaign.HealthDec 15, 2023
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B.C. woman gets surgery in U.S., says wait times at home could have cost her lifePeritoneal carcinomatosis is caused by a primary cancer that has spread throughout the abdomen. It is rare but also requires a specific treatment plan in most cases.HealthNov 27, 2023
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B.C. announces details of $20 million to expand travel supports for cancer treatmentThe B.C. government has announced details on a $20 million funding boost to expand travel supports for cancer patients living in rural and remote communities.HealthSep 27, 2023
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U of C study helps kids, families stay active during cancer treatmentThe goal of integrating movement into treatment also helps mitigate a typical decline in activity, allowing kids to get back to their exercise of choice more quickly.HealthSep 12, 2023
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BC Cancer patients could be sent to Bellingham for radiation treatmentsStarting May 29, Dix said BC Cancer will be offering eligible patients the chance to receive radiation treatments in Bellingham, Wash.HealthMay 15, 2023
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