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Living well with and beyond cancer: The vital role of physical activity / Your life after cancer conference 2022
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Exercise is a vital component of your care after cancer and provides not only physical benefits, but also mental and emotional benefits. In this session, Dr. Nicole Culos-Reed, a professor in the faculties of Kinesiology and Medicine at the University of Calgary, share resources…
Mental health and wellness, Healthcare management
Managing chronic pain after treatment or with a chronic cancer / Your life after cancer conference 2022
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Effectively managing chronic pain after treatment or with a chronic cancer should take into consideration the physical, emotional, social and spiritual parts of an individual. Jocelyn Brown, RN, MN, a pain and palliative care clinical nurse specialist, share strategies for…
Treatment and side effects, Healthcare management
Surviving and thriving with and beyond cancer: A guide to rebuilding your life / Your life after cancer conference 2022
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Once you finish treatment for your cancer, you might struggle with isolation, distress and anxiety. How do you manage these challenges and make a successful transition to a life after cancer? In this session, Dr. Linda Watson, Scientific Director of Applied Research and Patient…
Mental health and wellness, Healthcare management
Teenagers with Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia- A Conversation with Jeff Chow
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Jeff Chow is an ALL (Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia) survivor who was diagnosed when he was 15 years old. He shares his story of receiving a cancer diagnosis as a teenager, and the support that he received during his experience.
Leukemia
Life After Cancer: Love Life with Meredith
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A love life can be positively or negatively affected if one of the partners is diagnosed with cancer. Meeting a new partner following the disease could also cause several concerns. How to discuss changes in the relationship with your partner? How to deal with possible sexuality…
Mental health and wellness
Life After Cancer: Relearning to Live Your Life with Eric Pesarchuk
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Being affected by cancer at the beginning of the adult life often forces to put various projects on hold. The impacts of the disease are numerous, and they sometimes affect the identity of the person. Once the remission is pronounced, how is it possible to go back to a normal…
Mental health and wellness
Returning to Work - Expert Tips and Resources
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Maureen Parkinson is the provincial vocational rehabilitation counsellor at the B.C. Cancer Agency. She is the co-lead and content lead for Cancer and Work which is a website to guide cancer survivors. She created Cancer and Returning to Work: A Practical Guide for Cancer…
Work, school and finance
Exercise and Life After Cancer
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This factsheet is for children, teens, and young adults who have been affected by a blood cancer, as well as their families. It promotes an active, safe, and adapted lifestyle during and after treatment.
Mental health and wellness
Treatment Options for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
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A short video describing treatment options for CLL
Leukemia, Treatment and side effects
Coping with treatment side effects
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In this animated video, the character talks about the side effects after cancer treatment, especially fatigue and brain fog, and gives suggestions for managing them on a daily basis.
Treatment and side effects