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April 10, 2021Shave for the Brave 2021: Louise
For our second Day of Brave, we are highlighting Louise Bell this year’s YACC community Shave for the Brave Ambassador!
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February 06, 2020Jenn reflects on life three years after her diagnosis
Jenn planned to make 2017 her year, until she woke up on January 1 and found a lump in her breast.
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June 26, 2019Faith Walker inspires others through music
Faith Walker started her career as a professional musician when she was 14-years-old. By her early 20s, she had singles on the radio and videos on MuchMusic and had two children. Life was good—she had just gone on her first vacation—but her path was about to change drastically.
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January 31, 2019Big Cancer Hook-up 2019: Teva Harrison
Kathy Stock interviews artist Teva Harrison about living with metastatic breast cancer.
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July 20, 2016Breast cancer survivors needed for short online story
With support from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, researchers at the University of Toronto are conducting an online survey to understand what breast cancer survivors need to be more active. For example, do you […]
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May 02, 2016Research participation opportunity on post breast cancer fertility decision making
Dr. Nancy Baxter, General Surgeon and Chief of the General Surgery Department, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Toronto, ON is conducting a study on fertility-related decision making after breast cancer.
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March 17, 2016Participants needed for physical activity post breast cancer study
In partnership with the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, Dr. Catherine Sabiston and Angela Fong, a research assistant and PhD candidate at the University of Toronto, are conducting a study titled Increasing physical activity and reducing sedentary behaviour: MOVING research into practice Part 2: An assessment of physical activity needs for Canadian breast cancer survivors.
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June 11, 2015Researcher seeking participants for breast cancer study
Megan Williams, a researcher from the University of New Brunswick, is looking for your help with a study focusing on breast cancer in young adults.
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April 22, 2015Cancer changed Jamie's career path
All Jamie ever wanted was to be a police officer. Since joining the RCMP, she’s been diagnosed with cancer three times. Watch this video to learn what her job looks like today, and where she hopes to go.
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February 25, 2015Breast or colorectal cancer? Check out this study
The CanIMPACT Research Team is currently looking for Canadian breast and colorectal cancer survivors to participate in their study looking at ways to improve the coordination of care for cancer patients throughout the cancer journey.
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January 08, 2015
New breast cancer program launching in Ottawa
Screen Shot 2015-01-08 at 9.54.26 AMOn February 6, 2015, the Ottawa Integrative Cancer Centre (OICC) will launch the Babes4Breasts Head Start Program, an eight week endeavour geared toward empowering, educating, and consulting women recently diagnosed with breast cancer.
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December 12, 2014
Curtain going up on new play about breast cancer
Nightwood Theatre in Toronto is working on a new show called HER2 which follows seven women as they participate in a new breast cancer drug clinical trial.
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