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Introducing new board of directors
July 20, 2023
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Finding fulfillment through volunteering
May 17, 2023
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Time to Stop Big Tobacco
May 17, 2023
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What are the benefits of speaking to a cancer information specialist?
May 17, 2023
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Sum 41 guitarist shares his cancer experience
May 17, 2023
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New Canadian Cancer Society research grants seek a more equitable cancer system
May 17, 2023
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Chef Renée Lavallee’s roasted carrot salad
May 16, 2023
![Dr Guojun Chen](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/march/breast-cancer-update/breastcancer_drchen.jpg?rev=06f3b49f2470403bb52d2815dfdb7e23&cx=0.49&cy=0.46&cw=543&ch=623&hash=A9A6887CD56EBD2280E37BC6CDEB7F60)
Strengthening the immune system to treat cancer
March 6, 2023
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Stopping the spread of brain cancer cells
March 5, 2023
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Finding support in a new country
March 1, 2023
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A less invasive way to test prostate cancer
March 1, 2023
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A new treatment for aggressive glioblastoma
February 28, 2023
![Dr Guojun Chen](https://cdn.cancer.ca/-/media/images/about-us/hubs/news/2023/march/breast-cancer-update/breastcancer_drchen.jpg?rev=06f3b49f2470403bb52d2815dfdb7e23&cx=0.48&cy=0.44&cw=543&ch=623&hash=43C2CD5F73BA8C8D2E6A1C2FD4DFACE3)
A new way to treat triple negative breast cancer
February 28, 2023
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Finding community online
February 28, 2023
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Treating chemotherapy-resistant breast cancer
February 28, 2023
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Analyzing childhood brain tumours in 10 seconds
February 15, 2023
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Help hope bloom
February 15, 2023
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It's time that Canada's cancer system Gets Better
February 15, 2023