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Finances and Cancer
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Paula Vanni has worked for CIBC for 25 years in a variety of positions including as a Director in CIBC’s financial advice office. She is currently the Market VP in the Vancouver Lower Mainland East market. She holds a degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology from the University…
Work, school and finance
Journaling and Mindfulness
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Journaling may have benefits for you no matter where you are in your cancer experience. The practice can help manage stress, help you solve problems more effectively, and help you get to know yourself better. Rachel is a Hatha yoga instructor and wellness coach.
Mental health and wellness
Cancer Related Distress
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Margo Kennedy is an oncology social worker at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto Ontario. "Our cancer care systems pay a great deal of attention to the physical health aspects of treatment and recovery, we don't always do as well attending to the emotional…
Mental health and wellness
Fertility and Cancer
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Meghan MacMillan is a Clinical Nurse Specialist in the Adolescent and Young Adult Program at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre. She helps support the care and specific needs of patients diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 18-39 years old.
Treatment and side effects
Mental Health and Wellness After Cancer Treatment
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Barry Yhard is a Lymphoma survivor currently employed with the Canadian Forces Health Services Group. He is certified by the Surgeon General as a mental health educator. Barry served for 33 years as an active member of the military but was injured in 2009 and in 2010 diagnosed…
Mental health and wellness
Survivorship Issues with Hart Searle
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Hart is a non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivor and has been actively involved with the LLSC since 2011, primarily as a First Connection volunteer.
Treatment and side effects
Fertility and Survivorship
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Marell Tomeh was first diagnosed with ALL in April 2013 at age 19. Following the two-year Dana Farber Protocol, Marell was in remission for 3 years before relapsing in September 2018 at age 24. After an eventful and complicated journey to remission, Marell was finally able to…
Treatment and side effects
CAR T-Cell Therapy - Overview with Dr. David Szwajcer
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Dr. David Szwajcer explains the basics of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T-Cell therapy, or CAR T-Cell therapy. Dr. Szwajcer is a staff physician working at CancerCare Manitoba and the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg.
Treatment and side effects
Living with AML - A Conversation with Michael Kornicoch
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Michael Kornicoch shares his story of being diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) through to remission.
Leukemia
Living with Hodgkin Lymphoma - A Conversation with Tiffany Woodworth
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Tiffany Woodworth shares her story of receiving a Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis as a young adult, and the supports that she received during her experience.
Lymphoma