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‘My Left Nut’: Cancer Comedy Show in TO!

Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto will be hosting Daniel Schneiderman on Wednesday, April 21, from 6:30-800pm while he performs his nationally acclaimed one-man show: ‘My Left Nut’.

In his show, Daniel candidly describes the events from discovering a lump on his testicle to hearing the dreaded phrase, “You have cancer” and how he managed to turn this life-altering news into something positive. The performance is bold, honest and filled with humour.

Although My Left Nut deals with the subject of cancer and the importance of early detection, it is ultimately about overcoming the challenges life throws at you no matter how daunting. My Left Nut leaves the audience entertained, educated and inspired—and talking openly about the touchy subject of nuts.

For more info on My Left Nut, visit www.danielschneiderman.com

Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto. 110 Lombard St, Toronto, ON. M5C 1M3

Posted on Mar 31, 2010 - 10:13 AM by Lesley

The Healing & Cancer Foundation’s Book and Video Launch

Are you in Halifax, Nova Scotia or not too far? If so, this invitation might interest you…

Please join us in the celebration of our Foundation’s book and website launch on the evening of Thursday May 6.
Launch poster

The Healing and Cancer Foundation is a registered Canadian charity whose mission is to empower people affected by cancer with a practical and integrated approach to the diagnosis. By endorsing the combination of conventional medical care with scientifically-proven lifestyle and healing techniques, we aim to empower people at the level of body, mind and spirit. Our foundation arose out of the 10-year collaboration of myself, a Radiation Oncologist, Dalhousie Associate Professor of Medicine, and Dr. Timothy Walker PhD, Psychotherapist and teacher. We have run the ‘Skills for Healing’ cancer weekend retreats in fifteen cities across Canada and abroad, and recently have published a book called The Healing Circle based on our teachings and the inspirational true stories of people attending the retreats see book cover.pdf

The Healing and Cancer Foundation’s Book and Video Launch
•      What: a) Readings from The Healing Circle, b) a 45-minute documentary of a Skills for Healing weekend retreat, and c) light refreshments
•      When: Thursday May 6 at 7pm – 9pm
•      Where: the McCain Building, 6135 University Ave, Halifax
•      For more info: 473-6185, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or visit Healing and Cancer
Please share this invitation with all your friends and family, and anyone who would enjoy this fun, engaging and inspiring evening.  Really hope to see you there!
Rob Rutledge MD, Radiation Oncologist,
Associate Professor of Medicine, Dalhousie University
Chair and CEO, the Healing and Cancer Foundation

Posted on Mar 30, 2010 - 12:26 PM by Karine

Not too young for cancer

By Marilyn Smulders, DalNews

“Ten years ago, Shali Manuel was struggling to complete her undergraduate degree at Dalhousie. Something just wasn’t right. She was gaining weight. Her hair was falling out and she was exhausted.

“I was sent to every specialist for every symptom,” she says, now finishing a master’s degree in health promotion. When the diagnosis was finally made—thyroid cancer—it was almost a relief to put a name on it.

She had surgery followed by radioactive iodine treatment and, cancer-free, “felt like a whole new person.”

But it struck her, as she attended conferences and attempted to learn more about the disease, where were the other young people? People in their 20s, who like her, had to put their education or jobs on hold as they dealt with the disease?”

Click here to read this article: ‘Not Too Young For Cancer’.

Posted on Mar 25, 2010 - 10:12 AM by Lesley

Young cancer patients get help - Thunder Bay

By Jim Kelly

“A program at Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre is directed at adolescents and young adults who are often being overlooked by Canada‘s cancer system that focuses on children and adults.

A study has shown that members of the adolescents and young adults group do not get the specialized care that is provided to children and adults.

And, although the group‘s survival rates are increasing, they have not kept pace with improving survival rates in children and adults.

“Cancer is different in young adults,” said Dr. Scott Sellick, clinical psychologist and director of the Regional Cancer Care Supportive Care program at Regional hospital.

“The psychosocial challenges they face are unique and need to be met in unique ways,” Sellick said Wednesday.

Sellick‘s program offers cancer patients a team of professionals to meet their psychosocial needs.”

Click here to read more about the Thunder Bay young adult cancer program.

Posted on Mar 24, 2010 - 03:54 PM by Lesley

The People vs Cancer

C2CC is bringing “The People vs. Cancer” to five Ontario universities – The University of Western Ontario, University of Toronto, Queen’s University, Carleton University, and the Northern Ontario School of Medicine at Laurentian University in Sudbury – along with Dalhousie University, Halifax between March 24th to April 7th.
If you want to have more details or to Register

Posted on Mar 23, 2010 - 12:52 PM by Karine

Friends in Need: Online social media promote connection, education, and support

By Karen Patterson

“In the four years since she was diagnosed with stage 4 breast cancer, Lauren Groover has become a veteran of the medical battlefield.

But Groover doesn’t fight alone. Besides her husband and twin teenage sons, she has a battalion of “sister” (and fellow) cancer survivors in her Facebook network who give and receive support.
Online, she monitors the health of her Facebook friends and shares her experience with others—frequently earlier-stage survivors fearful about some aspect of their own care. “I’m very happy to answer their questions,” Groover says.

The network, in turn, provides her support. When she recently posted news of her liver metastases, cards, e-mails, calls, and more streamed in. “It will make you cry,” she says of such outpourings. “Someone I’ve never even met sends me pajamas in the mail.”

To read more about social media and cancer support click here.

Posted on Mar 22, 2010 - 03:53 PM by Lesley

Young Cancer Patients at Risk for Loneliness and Isolation

By Shelley White

“A diagnosis of cancer is devastating to a person of any age. But for teenagers and young adults with the disease, it can be particularly lonely and isolating.
As reported on CBC.ca, a group of adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors, along with cancer specialists, met this past weekend in Toronto to discuss the issues and challenges facing young people with cancer. And they concluded that young Canadians with cancer are falling through the cracks of a system not designed for them.

Young people are more unlikely to seek medical help if they suspect a problem, and doctors may be less familiar with cancer symptoms in the young, said the workshop participants. Plus, young people with cancer lack peer support, because they are either in wards with young children, or once they turn 18, in facilities with much older adults they just can’t relate to.”

Click here to read this full article on loneliness and isolation for young cancer patients.

Posted on Mar 19, 2010 - 03:52 PM by Lesley