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Finding joy after facing cervical cancer twice

How one woman embraced life, marriage, and motherhood after a grim diagnosis Share this article Five years ago, Christine Granado was living happily in New Jersey with her fiancé and 9-year-old son, but she felt something wasn’t right. In the span of a year, she lost three pregnancies. The first miscarriage came as a total shock. […]

The new generation making an impact on HIV

Meet five young advocates leading the response to HIV around the world

Health Awareness

Taking Charge: Life with Breast Cancer

In May 2021, the day after Mother’s Day, Vicki Bowie was diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer. A routine mammogram identified a small two-centimetre mass which initially didn’t cause much concern – simply a follow up ultrasound mammogram to confirm if it was just a cyst. However, it turned out to be cancerous. Vicki, who […]

Lung cancer testing – it’s time to prioritize it for patients at risk

Lung cancer is the most common type of cancer in Canada. On average, 81 Canadians are diagnosed with lung cancer every day.1 What’s more concerning is that about half of them are diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer, an advanced stage with a lower survival rate.2 This helps to explain why lung cancer is also […]