My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis

My Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis Friday, December 16, 2021   As more people hear about my recent thyroid cancer diagnosis, I have been asked how it was discovered. In a routine physical five and a half years ago, my GP detected an abnormality in my mammogram that led...

Thank You

Thank you for your messages of support. Thursday, December 2, 2021 Today is #ThankYouThursday and there are many things that I’m thankful for. This year we had a record-breaking Giving Tuesday campaign with our partners at Kernls, raising over $50,000 for our PASS-01...
Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal

Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal

  Chapter One: Sharing Something Personal Monday, November 22, 2021 I have something very personal I want to share: last week I was diagnosed with stage II thyroid cancer. Over the last couple of days as I have told friends and loved ones about my diagnosis,...
Spotlight: Joel and Debrah Weiss

Spotlight: Joel and Debrah Weiss

Peer Support Volunteers Joel and Debrah Weiss Give Back By Ali Schofield In the fall of 2015, Joel Weiss started experiencing pain in his mid-back. It persisted enough that he reached out to his doctor, who ordered an ultrasound and bloodwork. The results revealed...
Spotlight: Dr. Shiva Jayaraman

Spotlight: Dr. Shiva Jayaraman

Spotlight: Dr. Shiva Jayaraman on NeoPancONE and building a first-class pancreatic cancer care program at St. Joseph’s Health Centre By Ali Schofield As hospitals across the country regain capacity amid the Covid-19 pandemic, more NeoPancONE participating trial...

Pancreatic Cancer Research in the Age of Covid-19

Updated April 2021 8%. That is the five-year survival rate for someone diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in Canada. This disease waits for no one, so neither do we – even amidst a global pandemic.  For over 40 years there has been a “one size fits...