Shortly after I was diagnosed with breast cancer, something unsettling began to happen. It started out innocently enough. Someone would send me a direct message on Instagram or Facebook. “Hey, … Read More
Hilary Boswell was diagnosed with breast cancer just days ahead of her 40th birthday. “I was in some of the best shape of my life. My body had never … Read More
5:16 Outside the margins: BIPOC and LGBTQ2 breast cancer patients rewrite the narrative Charlene fought for years to have her pain and high-fever symptoms taken seriously by doctors. So long … Read More
5:16 Outside the margins: BIPOC and LGBTQ2 breast cancer patients rewrite the narrative Like many young people who receive a cancer diagnosis, when 34-year-old Selene Caister went to the emergency … Read More
A cancer diagnosis at any age is life-changing. But for young people, it can often feel extra unfair. It’s a time when their adult lives begin to take shape — … Read More
Four years ago, Ontarian Rebecca Grundy got a nightmare diagnosis that sent her into a blind panic. She was only 28 years old and had no reason to believe she … Read More
3:55 Coping with cancer: Young people using humour and levity to deal with their diagnosis Coping with cancer: Young people using humour and levity to deal with their diagnosis When … Read More
It’s a well-known statistic that approximately 50 per cent of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime. I knew there was a reasonable chance that it could happen … Read More
