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Smokers' Helpline celebrates its 20th anniversary
May 3, 2022
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Healthy breakfast smoothie
May 3, 2022
![Chantel standing next to her mother.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/stories/2022/collateral-damage-of-covid-19/chantel-and-her-mom.jpg?rev=b93279cebef84c16a4e82700440e648a&cx=0.5&cy=0.59&cw=543&ch=623&hash=21599C9D6342A500722829868576A2AB)
Palliative care must remain a priority
May 3, 2022
![Olivia Gatien](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/childhood-cancer/olivia-gatien.jpg?rev=e7b1169e080747c0a9883ab4c79fc704&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=4255B9C260306C970BC012D18B9A2C6A)
Finding information when it is needed most
March 10, 2022
![Bailey Saguin](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/childhood-cancer/bailey-saguin.jpg?rev=a3542190fb83472a987a78735f9946f8&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=43AAE405F2FEE5EED391B0B550CE05DF)
Camp Goodtimes camper becomes leader
March 10, 2022
![Dr Foulkes](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/childhood-cancer/dr-foulkes.jpg?rev=4078fe5e5ee64701bb37257b742210e5&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=8811A7327DC61C3CEFBB3442E886912F)
Team pioneers study into rare childhood cancer
March 10, 2022
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Wig bank offers peace of mind
March 7, 2022
![Fraser Cartwright](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/general/fraser-cartwright.jpg?rev=c0410f20c9b84d8aa8ec96789a627c4c&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=AFC8F0609C023699360944E961547676)
Helping to drive change
March 7, 2022
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Innovative study testing new drugs to prevent breast cancer
March 7, 2022
![Fraser Cartwright](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/general/fraser-cartwright.jpg?rev=c0410f20c9b84d8aa8ec96789a627c4c&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=AFC8F0609C023699360944E961547676)
Helping to drive change
March 1, 2022
![Dr Qing-Bin Lu](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/march/general/dr_qing_binlu1.jpg?rev=715c18742f744df18c3126605fa57608&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=2B33BE19404E7FE299711454A9106950)
Improving chemotherapy with laser technology
February 28, 2022
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Program eases isolation and fear
February 28, 2022
![A researcher in a lab.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/february/comms_nw_newsletter2022_research_story1.jpg?rev=75a0e8676fcc48cc998917656b017cbd&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=65D3C62FE84FA5080E4515949AB0B53E)
New research project targets metastatic cancers
February 23, 2022
![Kelly Masotti, Vice President of Advocacy at CCS smiling in front of a wood wall.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/february/comms_nw_newsletter2022_kellymasotti.jpg?rev=c0aae60b1ac2437b93c7d5e69696df9f&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=B63ED755ABAB1C81E7685F977AD1AA05)
How is advocacy making a difference?
February 23, 2022
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Easy breakfast tacos
February 23, 2022
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An inspiring mother finds courage through connection
February 23, 2022
![A beautiful young woman with cancer holds her preschool-age daughter in her lap by their living window. They are holding and playing with a little plastic toy and mom is smiling. She is also wearing a headscarf.](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2022/february/comms_nw_newsletter2022_plannedgiving.jpg?rev=2bf0ca5ba9fe4bc9964b74afca9d8947&cx=0.5&cy=0.5&cw=543&ch=623&hash=25B5858FCA65B7508EF81E4768F5B2B2)
Let's talk about planned giving
February 22, 2022
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Help hope bloom during the Daffodil Campaign
February 22, 2022