Displaying 81 - 90 of 325
    Tom's Myelodysplastic Syndrome Experience
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        What started as a normal trip to the cottage ended up leading Tom to take a trip to the hospital- where he was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome. Tom shares his blood cancer experience and how learning about his diagnosis, staying positive, and staying active are what…
      
    
              
        Myelodysplastic syndromes
      
    
    
  Follicular Lymphoma: Conversation with Mayra Husic
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        Mayra Husic shares her experience with Follicular Lymphoma.
      
    
              
        Lymphoma
      
    
    
  “I'm still here": Living with multiple myeloma for 12 years
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        David Johnson, of BC, first diagnosed with the disease in 2012 in his early 50s, has experienced 2 relapses, 2 stem cell transplants, and participated in a clinical trial for CAR T-cell therapy. Dr. Anthony Reiman, medical oncologist in NB, talks about advances in MM treatment.
      
    
              
        Myeloma
      
    
    
  Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS): A Conversation with Dr. Rena Buckstein
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        Dr. Rena Buckstein from Odette Cancer Centre in Toronto shares the basics of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) diagnosis, treatment, and side effects.
      
    
              
        Myelodysplastic syndromes
      
    
    
  Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL): Researcher interview
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        “The majority of people with DLBCL will be cured with their first treatment – so that's a success story,” says Dr. John Kuruvilla, working as a hematologist-oncologist for 20 years including as a researcher in DLBCL, which is the largest form of non-Hodgkin lymphoma.…
      
    
              
        Lymphoma, Research
      
    
    
  Palliative approach to care: Healthcare experts
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        “We’re hoping that when individuals living with illness, and their families, hear the term “palliative’ they shift their perspective from being afraid they’re coming to the end of life, and start to feel that palliative care is going to support their well-being and quality of…
      
    
              
        Mental health and wellness, Treatment and side effects
      
    
    
  'Getting my husband back': A caregiver's story
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        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
      
    
    
  Chronic anxiety: Mothering a toddler with acute myeloid leukemia
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        Maura C. had recently returned to work after maternity leave when her daughter, then 15 months old, was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and immediately admitted to the oncology ward. “This is a nightmare I’m not waking up from,” Maura thought over the 5 months her…
      
    
              
        Mental health and wellness
      
    
    
  Psychosocial care for kids, teens and their parents going through blood cancer
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        Tziona Lugasi, clinical psychologist in the hemato-oncology department at CHU Sainte-Justine, talks about the impact of cancer on children, teens and their parents, and the transition from pediatric care to adult health care.
      
    
              
        Mental health and wellness
      
    
    
  Lending an ear, with heart: Personalized support at any time in a blood cancer experience
        
          Updated: 
        
      
    
              
        It may be the first time you've talked about your blood cancer, since your diagnosis, with anyone outside immediate family, or it may be after years of living with cancer... Either way, the LLSC community services lead in your region is ready to listen and support you in…
      
    
              
        Personalized support
      
    
    
  