against all odds

The number of Canadians living with and surviving cancer has reached 1.5 million, according to new data that reveals that the number of people in Canada with cancer is increasing. The data, released Tuesday by the Canadian Cancer…

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, I’m really sorry to hear what you’re going…

 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 been more fit or looked better.”Her cancer diagnosis would quickly change that. A…

5:16 Outside the margins: BIPOC and LGBTQ2 breast cancer patients rewrite the narrative…

5:16 Outside the margins: BIPOC and LGBTQ2 breast cancer patients rewrite the narrative…

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 — they’re starting careers and families, working toward financial independence,…

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 to me.What I didn’t know was that my time would come so…

3:55 Coping with cancer: Young people using humour and levity to deal with their diagnosis…

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 was anything other than perfectly healthy, except for a few headaches.But after…