November 20, 2024 16:13

‘I discovered I had breast cancer after I had surgery to prevent it’

By the age of 30, Gila Pfeffer was the eldest living member of her family, having lost both parents to cancer. She was determined to avoid the same fate

October 30, 2024 16:24

My mother insists that I’m hot

Has the woman who brought me into the world really forgotten about my breast cancer and early menopause?

October 15, 2024 15:59

BRCA testing offers positive news this Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Predictive tests give women power to take early steps against breast and ovarian cancer

August 21, 2024 18:10

Why I’d rather tough it out than take painkillers

After visiting Ottawa and seeing the opioid crisis up close, I’m more anti-pills than ever

June 14, 2024 12:15

Father of woman who died of BRCA-related cancer campaigns for sharing of medical information

No one told Caroline Saunders that the BRCA gene mutation was in her family before she was diagnosed with breast cancer

March 15, 2024 10:47

Teenager releases song in aid of cancer charity

Proceeds from the debut track will go towards Future Dreams

February 23, 2024 10:54

I didn’t tell my wife about her cancer death sentence – and she lived another 21 years

Rosie Gamp was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 1999 but survived after an innovative new treatment

January 26, 2024 11:51

Dreaming of retirement in the Shtetl-by-the-Sea

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