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Being active during treatment
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This factsheet is for people receiving cancer treatment. It promotes an active, safe, and adapted lifestyle during treatment. It is also meant to support people’s autonomy, especially if they do not have access to an exercise professional specialized in cancer.
Mental health and wellness
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Blood tests
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To understand blood cancers, you need to know where the three types of cells in the blood come from and where they go: red blood cells, white blood cells and platelets.
Diagnosis and tests
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AML Maintenance Therapy: A Conversation with Dr. Tobias Berg
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Leukemia, Treatment and side effects
Quadruple Match Opportunity - The Lutz family
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Until April 14th, the Lutz family, in honour of their son Jay – a survivor of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) – has committed to matching your donation 4 times, up to $100,000!
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Learning more about your rights
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When you or a loved one is diagnosed with a blood cancer, you have to become an advocate to ensure that you get the best care possible. It is important to feel that your voice is being heard and your healthcare needs are being met.
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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) Treatment Discussion Guide
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Beyond active surveillance (the ‘watch and wait approach’) there are several CLL treatments to consider. Each treatment has different features and side effects. It is important to be comfortable with the CLL treatment you choose.
Leukemia
Taking care of yourself
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Self-care is taking the time to do an activity that will help to improve your mental, emotional or physical health during times of stress. It is not a one-time effort. Instead, taking care of yourself is about adding activities regularly that make you feel good and help to lower…
Mental health and wellness
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'Getting my husband back': A caregiver's story
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The emotional cost of caregiving when a loved one has a blood cancer is no small matter – as Saskatchewan’s Lori Galbraith can attest. The mother of four was the caregiver of her husband Jim, who was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and underwent a stem cell…
Mental health and wellness
Keith
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It was during one of my daily runs when I first experienced symptoms of not being well. Within two days of the initial pain, I was diagnosed with multiple myeloma. This was the first major illness that I had experienced.
Janice Chabros
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"We had envisioned a future for ourselves that went up in smoke the day I was diagnosed… My body dared me to die, so I dared it to live. And I did."