Cancer Patients

• Saskatchewan’s only PET/CT scanner offline, leaving patients waiting

  The only machine in Saskatchewan is down, leaving patients with limited options. The NDP says this is not the first time this has happened, and the province needs more scanners.

  Health

  Jan 6
  
• Cancer clinic in Central Okanagan celebrates milestone

  One of six in the province, the clinic is now celebrating its 25th anniversary.

  Health

  Apr 12, 2023
  
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• Comfort quilts ‘made with love’ in N.B. helping Canadians living with cancer

  Volunteers in New Brunswick and elsewhere are making comfort quilts for Canadian cancer patients, saying care and support for patients are 'sewn right in.'

  Mar 14, 2023
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• ‘The need always increasing’: Call for blood donors over holiday weekend

  "The need is constant," a Canadian Blood Services reprehensive says. "We always say 'every minute of every day, someone in Canada needs blood.' That's not a slogan. That's a fact."

  Health

  Oct 8, 2022
• Toronto’s SickKids hospital welcomes 3 more cancer patients from Ukraine

  SickKids is now caring for a total of five cancer patients from Ukraine.

  Health

  Mar 25, 2022
• Winnipeg doctor resigns due to health-care hold-ups

  A prominent Winnipeg doctor says he's resigned from his day job due to frustrations with the province's health-care system.

  Health

  Oct 14, 2021
• COVID-19: Second vaccine dose delays leave many cancer patients unprotected, say advocates

  A Kelowna, B.C., resident with stage 4 lung cancer says her second vaccine shot will be delayed four months.

  Health

  Apr 30, 2021
• COVID-19: These Manitobans under 40 want to be prioritized for a coronavirus vaccine

  The province continues to prioritize its population for a coronavirus vaccine based on age, geography and job type, but there are growing calls for a new strategy.

  Health

  Apr 28, 2021
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• Winnipeg cancer patients unable to get COVID-19 vaccine despite risks

  A Winnipeg man with terminal cancer is urging the Manitoba government to rethink its priority list for the coronavirus vaccine.

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  Apr 25, 2021
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• Alberta shortens interval between COVID-19 vaccine doses for vulnerable patients

  On Thursday, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Deena Hinshaw announced a change to dosing schedules for specific Albertans. It takes effect Friday.

  Health

  Apr 22, 2021