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March 2, 2016 By: Lorna Larsen RN, BScN, Team Shan President Check Yourself Canada "I've got something to say. Advice for you to take." Check Yourself. Watch the video. SHARE the [...]

December 10, 2015 By: Brigitte Ulses I often have long, complicated daydreams where my mind wanders to all sorts of interesting places and times. During one of these dreams, I often think about [...]

November 26, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new approach being used to treat patients, including those affected by cancer. This discipline originated in the United States and has [...]

October 20, 2015 By: Dr. Boukaram Integrative medicine is a new and little known term. It’s the perfect combination of conventional medicine and complementary treatments that aims to ensure [...]

October 13, 2015 By: Russell Willer I’ll be honest with you, and with everyone for that matter… It feels like I am lost. I look around for direction, inspiration, and hope, and I get this weird [...]

October 1, 2015 By: Steve Heaviside One question people consistently asked while I was nearing the end of chemotherapy was “Are you gonna go back to work?” It was a complicated [...]

May 19, 2015 By: Rania Abdul-Rahim There’s so much to say about cancer. Sigh, shrug, throw hands up in the air, roll eyes, look down – and back up, deep breath, roll shoulders back and [...]

January 20, 2015 By: Shirin Shallwani Lymphedema is swelling due to an abnormal build up of fluid in the tissues of the body. It is caused by a blockage or injury to the lymphatic system or due [...]

January 15, 2015 By: Vanessa Laven My fingers flew as I rushed to finish knitting a hat. The winter white yarn, smooth with a hint of sparkle was just the perfect shade to create a warm, cozy [...]

October 28, 2014 By: Rachel Turner I can’t tell you how good it felt to do what will hopefully be my last chemo. Well I can. It was amazing. To think that it was the last one was a really great [...]