Health Insight
Advocacy
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Is Canada Prepared to Cure Rare Blood Disorders?
The ultimate dream is to find a cure, and now, it may be a possibility for many blood disorder patients. But is Canada prepared to make cures accessible?
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Hundreds of Patients like Hillary Need a Stem Cell Donor
Kelly McKibbin believes everyone deserves a life-saving bone marrow transplant — including her daughter, Hillary. Learn about stem cell donation.
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We Need the Research to Cure Blood Cancers
Breaking medical ground is impossible without years of research to lay the groundwork — research which requires significant funding from programs like LLSC.
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Swab The World: When Friendship Saves Lives
What started as a terrible cancer story became a life-saving project thanks to the unstoppable drive of two friends, Mai Duong and Christiane Rochon.
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No But(t)s About It: Dax Shepard’s PSA on PSA Tests
Dax Shepard claims that men will do anything... except get screened for prostate cancer. Read about his advocacy work with the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
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Ensuring Timely Intervention for BMT Complications
Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) saves lives and has many benefits, but it's also crucial to understand the potentially threatening complications.
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My Blood, My Health — A Simple Test Can Put You Ahead of the Game
As Canadians, hockey is in our blood, but on-ice legends Paul Henderson and Kerry Fraser understand all too well that blood also holds clues to our health.
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Prostate Cancer Survival Starts with a Doctor’s Appointment
There's obviously never a good time to have prostate cancer, but it's a much better one now than it was 25 years ago — if you take charge of your health.
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Stem Cell Donors Could Be Someone’s Hope for Life
Every year, hundreds of Canadians need life-saving stem cell transplants, and most rely on the generosity of an unrelated donor. Learn how can you help.
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Canadian MPN Research Foundation Aims to Find a Cure for Progressive Blood Cancers
When someone says blood cancer, you may immediately think of leukemia, but there are many types of blood cancer that are not as well known.