{"id":32,"date":"2020-10-19T20:30:25","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T20:30:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/?page_id=32"},"modified":"2025-07-24T17:54:15","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T17:54:15","slug":"stories","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/stories\/","title":{"rendered":"Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"text-hero-block mccberg-block mb-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<small class=\"text-slug\">Our Stories<\/small>\n\t    <h1 class=\"heading\">Merck: Building on a Legacy Invention<\/h1>\t<p><\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-block-block_1e26f04b3657da7d5515ad7f7c7c2ef3\"\n     class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-block full mccberg-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-container\">\n\t\t                    <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item-first\">\n                        <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item-first-image-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/stories\/shared-decision-making-taking-an-active-role-in-your-cancer-care-journey-2\/\"\n                                aria-label=\"Shared Decision Making: Taking an Active Role in Your Cancer Care Journey\"                            >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <picture>\n                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                                data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Shared-decision-making.jpg?resize=375%2C196&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\">\n                                        <source media=\"(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 1199px)\"\n                                                data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Shared-decision-making.jpg?resize=656%2C399&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\">\n                                        <source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"\n                                                data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Shared-decision-making.jpg?resize=560%2C404&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\">\n                                        <img\n                                                data-src=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2024\/05\/Shared-decision-making.jpg?resize=560%2C404&#038;quality=70&#038;allow_lossy=1\"\n                                                alt=\"Article thumbnail\"\n                                                class=\"lazyload\"\n                                                loading=\"lazy\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/picture>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                            <\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item-first-content-container\">\n                            <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/stories\/shared-decision-making-taking-an-active-role-in-your-cancer-care-journey-2\/\"\n                                aria-label=\"Shared Decision Making: Taking an Active Role in Your Cancer Care Journey\"                            >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <h4><span>Shared Decision Making: Taking an Active Role in Your Cancer Care Journey<\/span><\/h4>\n                                <p>A cancer diagnosis can be a life-altering and emotional event. Making important choices about your cancer journey can be complex and overwhelming, especially when decisions need to be made quickly.\u00a0<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t                    <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item\">\n\n                        <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item-content-container\">\n                            <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/stories\/understanding-melanoma-signs-symptoms-and-risk-factors\/\"\n                                aria-label=\"Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors\"                            >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                <h4><span>Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors<\/span><\/h4>\n                                <p>Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors Share this article What is melanoma? Melanoma is a very serious form of skin cancer because it can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Characterized by the uncontrolled growth of melanocytes\u2014the pigment-producing cells that gives skin, hair, and eyes their colour\u2014melanoma is responsible for the vast [&hellip;]<\/p>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n\n                        <div class=\"mco-featured-stories-e1-content-item-image-container\">\n                            <a\n                                href=\"https:\/\/www.merck.ca\/en\/stories\/understanding-melanoma-signs-symptoms-and-risk-factors\/\"\n                                aria-label=\"Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors\"                            >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t                                    <picture>\n                                        <source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"\n                                                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