Tag: breast-cancer
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Cancer and COVID-19: A patient’s perspective
The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted every one of us: how we live and interact with each other as we strive...
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Shortened treatment promising for early-stage breast cancer
A shorter course of higher-dose radiation treatment to part of the breast is showing promise in women with early-stage breast...
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Dr. Timothy Whelan receives national cancer research award
The Canadian Cancer Society presented Dr. Timothy Whelan with the O. Harold Warwick Prize at its 2019 research awards celebration....
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An Important Reminder: Book your Mammogram with the Ontario Breast Screening Program
By Dr. Terry Minuk, Regional Breast Imaging Lead, Regional Cancer Program October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I...
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Introducing a nurse navigator in the Breast Assessment Centre
Cancer diagnoses aren’t always black and white. Many people go through several steps to confirm they do, in fact have...
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Breast cancer survivors walk to honour friend
They refer to themselves as “breast friends.” That’s because Sandra Epping, Sandy Alward, Sonja Heeringa, and Sharon Miedema are all...
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