Cancer

• Volunteers needed for group that drives Lower Mainland cancer patients to treatment

  The Volunteer Cancer Drivers' Society pairs volunteer drivers with patients to take them to and from their appointments.

  Health

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• Alcoholic drinks should carry cancer warning label, U.S. surgeon general says

  The new report recommends health care providers should encourage alcohol screening and treatment referrals as needed, and efforts to increase general awareness should be expanded.

  Health

  Jan 3
  
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• Toronto cancer hospital reaching capacity, will expand to new building

  A Toronto hospital network says its cancer care services have reached capacity and it is expanding to a 15-storey building to handle more patients.

  Canada

  Dec 20, 2024
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• Manitoba professor makes ‘amazing’ cancer research breakthrough

  A Manitoba professor has made leaps and bounds in cancer research, developing a tool that could add years onto multiple myeloma patients' lives.

  Health

  Dec 10, 2024
• ‘It’s the sacrifices’: Manitoba woman recounts financial challenges of cancer care

  The report found the societal cost of cancer to be $37.7 billion in 2024, with patients and caregivers paying about 20 per cent, or roughly $7.5 billion.

  Health

  Dec 9, 2024
• Cancer patients shouldering an average of $33K in costs in Canada: report

  The report estimates a cancer patient will face almost $33,000 on average in out-of-pocket cancer-related costs in their lifetime, including loss of income.

  Canada

  Dec 9, 2024
• John Horgan: Plans set for provincial state memorial service for former premier

  A provincial state memorial service for former premier John Horgan, who died of cancer last month, on Dec. 15 in Colwood.

  Politics

  Dec 3, 2024
• Ronald McDonald House Charities seeks more space for families across Canada

  Three-year-old Wade Butter’s cancer diagnosis brought his family to Ronald McDonald House, a lifeline during countless hospital visits and long, challenging days.

  Health

  Dec 2, 2024
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• Ontario set to expand cancer coverage for firefighters

  Firefighters in Ontario are set to get easier access to specific coverages for certain cancers as concerns for injury and disease are more likely on the job.

  Canada

  Nov 22, 2024
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• Okanagan girl’s passing highlights need to donate to B.C. Children’s Hospital

  B.C. Children’s Hospital Foundation is again hosting its long-running ‘Festival of Trees’ campaign to raise money for the province’s only pediatric hospital.

  Health

  Nov 21, 2024