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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 managing your pain.
Treatment and side effects, Healthcare management
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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 Experience with Cancer Care Alberta, explore the impact of a cancer diagnosis…
Mental health and wellness, Healthcare management
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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
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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 and fertility problems? Should someone tell a new date that they had cancer? If…
Mental health and wellness
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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 life?
Mental health and wellness
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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 Patients and return to work and job search seminars for cancer survivors.
Work, school and finance
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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
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A short video describing treatment options for CLL
Leukemia, Treatment and 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
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In this animated video, the character talks about the emotional and psychological impact of the diagnosis on himself and his family, as well as the importance of talking to those around him and to health professionals to find solutions.
Mental health and wellness