Tag: cancer-care
![Sky rides an adaptive tricycle in a courtyard at McMaster Children's Hospital](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/20180913_1528120_resized.jpg)
Adaptive tricycle makes exercise fun
The addition of a new adaptive tricycle to McMaster Children's Hospital made exercise fun again for 17-year old Sky. During her treatment for leukemia, she...
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Beyond Cigarettes: How Smoking Affects Your Health
We often hear about the risks of smoking cigarettes, but many other types of smoking also put your body at risk. As vaping, cannabis, cigars, and hookah become more popular, we're talking about the risks of smoking, beyond cigarettes.
![Mark Sault stands holding a feather](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Indigenous-health-champions-poster-Mark-Sault-web-size-15.jpg)
Indigenous cancer screening champion
Mark Sault wouldn't wish cancer on anyone. His own experience with cancer motivates him to educate his community about screening options.
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Comfort items donated for cancer patients
A group of generous community members use their commission to purchase tote bags filled with comfort items and donate to Juravinski Cancer Centre patients.
![Brain cancer patient Lisa Allain poses for a photo.](https://www.hamiltonhealthsciences.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/WEB-Lisa-Allain-e1543257538408.jpg)
A cancer patient’s high-risk pregnancy
“The headaches kept getting worse,” recalls Lisa Allain of Welland. “Then I started to feel nauseous and I was having trouble finding words. I realized that something was seriously wrong after I had a seizure.”
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Can you get a sunburn in winter?
Think you can't get a sunburn in winter? You're not alone. Winter sunburns are often mistaken for windburn, or flush from the cold. And few people...
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