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Knowledge Is Power When It Comes to Breast Cancer
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month – which offers a timely opportunity to shine a light on an organization determined to end the disease. Breast Cancer Canada is a national charity that is laser-focused on one thing: saving lives through science. 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer in their lifetime. Treatments...
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How To Give-A-Care When Someone You Know Is Diagnosed with Breast Cancer
It can be hard to know what to do when someone you know gets breast cancer. Flowers and cards are a nice gesture, but there are more useful gifts that can actually help a person diagnosed with breast cancer get through the hard days ahead. Look no further because Rethink Breast Cancer, a Canadian charity...
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Not All Breast Cancers Are Created Equal: Bringing Awareness to the Needs of Those with TNBC
Thanks in part to campaigns like Breast Cancer Awareness Month, it is well known that breast cancer is the most common form of women’s cancer, with around 28,600 new diagnoses in Canada per year[1]. Less well known, however, is that a breast cancer diagnosis is unique for everyone because there are many types and subtypes...
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Why Patient Voices Play a Critical Role in Cancer Research
The next generation of cancer research aims to increase patient-researcher collaboration to develop more targeted, individualized treatment options and better patient experiences. The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) works to advance cancer research and transform care for more than 14 million people diagnosed worldwide each year. Beth Ciavaglia, Chair of the OICR Patient and...
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Q&A with Toni Olaoye
Mediaplanet sat down with Youtuber Toni Olaoye, a fashion and lifestyle influencer, to chat about self-love and self-care, how to resist societal beauty standards and pressures.
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Patients Deserve Faster Access to Innovative New Medicines
Long wait times for new medicines in Canada, averaging two years, hinder patient access and limit life sciences investments. Nolan Caskanette was only six weeks old when his mother, Kerri Beirnes, noticed he couldn’t lift his head during tummy time — something his sister Fiona had done easily when she was the same age. By...
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Canada’s ALS Community Deserves So Much Better — Here’s Why
Despite recent advances in ALS treatments, Canadians living with the rare neurodegenerative disease still face terrible barriers in accessing therapies. You’ve likely heard of the rare neurological disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. But do you really know what it is and what it means for people affected? Muscle twitches,...
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It’s Time to Change the Reality of an ALS Diagnosis
Equitable, affordable, and timely access to approved ALS therapies is an urgent issue for people living with ALS. The ALS community measures time not by months or years, but by loss — loss of function and loss of life. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neuron disease), a...
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e-Prescriptions Boost the Safety and Efficiency of Canada’s Health Care System
For patients, prescribers and pharmacists, a digital option is superior to a paper one. We live in a digital world, and in recent years, it has expanded to include prescriptions at an increasing rate. Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) is helping to lead the way in transforming health care through innovative digital solutions that increase patients’...
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Together, Let’s Drive Improved Drug Access for Rare Diseases
Canada’s rare disease patient community is leveraging a $1.5-billion drug strategy to drive accelerated sustainable drug access for rare diseases and beyond. In March 2023, the federal government announced $1.5 billion over three years to implement Canada’s Rare Disease Drug Strategy. The Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) applauded this significant step toward fulfillment of...