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redefining cancer treatment: how one man strives to bring personalized care to all patients
allen chankowsky was told he had only a few years to live in 2016, but he wasn't ready to accept his fate, so he sought out a new form of diagnostics that gave him his life back.
angelica bottaro
cancer
dec 03, 2024
allen chankowsky hopes to bring comprehensive genomic profiling, an approach that saved his life, to the forefront of cancer diagnostics.

what it feels like: soccer, strength and life after stomach cancer
carlos parra's first question to the surgeon after the procedure to treat stomach cancer was how soon could he play soccer again.
karen hawthorne
cancer
nov 29, 2024
carlos parra's wife ana, who he affectionately refers to as his "rock", was the first to encourage him to push for more testing that would eventully uncover stomach cancer.

what it feels like: leaning on love and friendship with pulmonary hypertension
“my support team keeps me going,” says kirsty mcgeown, a costco customer service representative living with pulmonary hypertension.
karen hawthorne
lung health
nov 12, 2024
kirsty recently celebrated her 50th birthday party with all of her friends and her sons josh, left, and dylan.

what it feels like: facing pancreatic cancer with hope for a better future in early detection and precision medicine
'science is happening and it’s amazing. someday, cancers like pancreatic cancer will become more like living with a chronic disease. we’re not there today, but maybe that’s what happens.'
karen hawthorne
pancreatic cancer
nov 05, 2024
dan murphy, second from right, is not weak and housebound by his disease. while he can be foggy and forgetful, he’s able to get out and enjoy walks with his dog, social time with friends and family, pictured, and even a recent vacation out of the country.

what it feels like: ‘i will never be my normal’ after surviving multiple cancers
with the cancer in remission, marcelle abou rjeily thought the worst was over.
karen hawthorne
breast cancer
oct 04, 2024
“i’m generally a very positive person and very optimistic. i’m very positive about everything. but cancer still hits you hard,” marcelle abou rjeily, left, says, adding she’s never going to be the go-go-go energetic mom again.

what it feels like: 'i will find ways to make cancer easier for people like myself’
rinat avitzur is a passionate advocate for awareness of myeloma and treatment research so the journey for patients will become a little easier over time.
karen hawthorne
myeloma
sep 20, 2024
rinat avitzur, centre, credits her husband and her daughters for being her support team. and when she needed a caregiver 24/7, her husband was always there for her.

what it feels like: overcoming endometrial cancer and finding 'some joy every day'  
endometrial cancer has "given me a different perspective on life, and i don’t take things so much for granted anymore.”
angelica bottaro
cancer
sep 03, 2024
joan and her husband, colin, love to travel, and she never let endometrial cancer steal that from her.

what it feels like: 'only another cancer patient can understand the fears' after getting diagnosed with melanoma  
mike copeman spent much of his life in the sun. with a camera in hand, long sleeves, and a cowboy hat, mike spent his life doing what he loved—taking great photographs.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27, 2024
mike copeman used humour, connection, and faith to get through melanoma treatment.
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redefining cancer treatment: how one man strives to bring personalized care to all patients
allen chankowsky was told he had only a few years to live in 2016, but he wasn't ready to accept his fate, so he sought out a new form of diagnostics that gave him his life back.
angelica bottaro
cancer
dec 03, 2024
allen chankowsky hopes to bring comprehensive genomic profiling, an approach that saved his life, to the forefront of cancer diagnostics.

what it feels like: soccer, strength and life after stomach cancer
carlos parra's first question to the surgeon after the procedure to treat stomach cancer was how soon could he play soccer again.
karen hawthorne
cancer
nov 29, 2024
carlos parra's wife ana, who he affectionately refers to as his "rock", was the first to encourage him to push for more testing that would eventully uncover stomach cancer.

what it feels like: leaning on love and friendship with pulmonary hypertension
“my support team keeps me going,” says kirsty mcgeown, a costco customer service representative living with pulmonary hypertension.
karen hawthorne
lung health
nov 12, 2024
kirsty recently celebrated her 50th birthday party with all of her friends and her sons josh, left, and dylan.

what it feels like: facing pancreatic cancer with hope for a better future in early detection and precision medicine
'science is happening and it’s amazing. someday, cancers like pancreatic cancer will become more like living with a chronic disease. we’re not there today, but maybe that’s what happens.'
karen hawthorne
pancreatic cancer
nov 05, 2024
dan murphy, second from right, is not weak and housebound by his disease. while he can be foggy and forgetful, he’s able to get out and enjoy walks with his dog, social time with friends and family, pictured, and even a recent vacation out of the country.
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what it feels like: ‘i will never be my normal’ after surviving multiple cancers
with the cancer in remission, marcelle abou rjeily thought the worst was over.
karen hawthorne
breast cancer
oct 04, 2024
“i’m generally a very positive person and very optimistic. i’m very positive about everything. but cancer still hits you hard,” marcelle abou rjeily, left, says, adding she’s never going to be the go-go-go energetic mom again.

what it feels like: 'i will find ways to make cancer easier for people like myself’
rinat avitzur is a passionate advocate for awareness of myeloma and treatment research so the journey for patients will become a little easier over time.
karen hawthorne
myeloma
sep 20, 2024
rinat avitzur, centre, credits her husband and her daughters for being her support team. and when she needed a caregiver 24/7, her husband was always there for her.

what it feels like: overcoming endometrial cancer and finding 'some joy every day'  
endometrial cancer has "given me a different perspective on life, and i don’t take things so much for granted anymore.”
angelica bottaro
cancer
sep 03, 2024
joan and her husband, colin, love to travel, and she never let endometrial cancer steal that from her.

what it feels like: 'only another cancer patient can understand the fears' after getting diagnosed with melanoma  
mike copeman spent much of his life in the sun. with a camera in hand, long sleeves, and a cowboy hat, mike spent his life doing what he loved—taking great photographs.
angelica bottaro
skin cancer
aug 27, 2024
mike copeman used humour, connection, and faith to get through melanoma treatment.
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