Health Insight
Advocacy
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Kidney Cancer Canada: By Patients, for Patients
Kidney Cancer Canada is a community of patients, caregivers, and health professionals who work together to support every Canadian touched by kidney cancer. Two patients, Deb Maskens and the late Tony Clark met accidently in a waiting room at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in 2006. They made a goal — to form a small...
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Anybody Can Get Bladder Cancer. Know the Signs.
There are 80,000 Canadians living with bladder cancer, and many of them are younger than you’d think. Here’s one family’s story about why awareness and early detection are critical in saving lives. On Nov. 27th, 2020, I lost my husband and father to our three-year-old daughter to metastatic bladder cancer. John was 37. When he...
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Terry Fox’s Dream and Legacy Live On
Canadian athlete, humanitarian, and hero Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope 41 years ago to raise money and awareness for cancer research. Terry left behind a dream to create a world without cancer — one that the Fox family continues to share. Mediaplanet spoke with Fred Fox, his brother and Manager of...
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The Rare Disease Opportunity of a Lifetime
After decades of advocacy, Canada’s rare disease community can develop a comprehensive rare disease strategy — but time is short.
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Life Sciences Industry Can Help Patients and the Economy
Just as vaccines are helping ease the worries of the COVID-19 pandemic, we're on the cusp of a new and promising era for treating rare diseases.
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Who Was That Masked Man? These Superheroes Fight ALS
Steven Gallagher has ALS. He's turned to superheroes to inspire his fight — and others'— against the terminal neurodegenerative disease.
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Partially-Sighted Reporter Speaks to the Community
AMI, a not-for-profit media company, helps members of the blind and partially sighted community build confidence and connect during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Preventable Vision Loss Due to the Pandemic
Maintaining regular treatment to care is vital to prevent vision loss, and those living with vision loss need to be given priority with respect to COVID-19.
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In the Midst of the Pandemic, Vision Health Policy Is Evolving
As the one-year anniversary of Canadian COVID-19 lockdown measures approaches, ask: have you been paying enough attention to other areas of your health?
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It’s White Cane Week 2021 at the Canadian Council of the Blind
Each year during the first full week of February, the Canadian Council of the Blind celebrates White Cane Week. This year it will run from Feb. 7–13, 2021.