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October 20, 2015
Help build resource guide for parents with cancer
Bonnie Hobbs, graduate Social Work Student at Memorial University, is studying the discussion between children and parents around the parent’s cancer diagnosis to develop a guide to facilitate those conversations which will be distributed in inpatient and outpatient settings.
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September 06, 2015
Men affected by post-chemo infertility needed for study
A Masters student at the University of New Brunswick is looking to interview men who were diagnosed with cancer between the ages of 15-29 in Canada about what it means to be infertile after cancer treatment.
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September 03, 2015
Event for lymphoma patients and caregivers (AB)
Alberta Health Services and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society of Canada are holding an educational symposium for patients and caregivers titled Lymphoma: The “Other” Blood Cancer.
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July 13, 2015
Have multiple diagnoses affected your lifestyle?
Researchers at the University of Ottawa are exploring how having multiple cancers affects one’s lifestyle behaviours.
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July 10, 2015
How integral were your parents to your post-cancer physical activity?
Researcher Amanda Wurz of the University of Ottawa connected with us a while back to help connect her with some cancer survivors between 15-19 and their parents to determine the role parents play in a survivor’s post-cancer physical activity. She has updated her age criteria, and this study is now open to participants between 15-25.
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July 07, 2015
Participants needed for study on returning to work post-treatment
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is conducting a study on cancer survivors’ views on returning to work following cancer treatment.
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June 23, 2015
Need a memory boost? (Toronto)
Our friends at Gilda’s Club Greater Toronto are holding a session on brain fog on July 13.
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June 11, 2015
Researcher seeking participants for breast cancer study
Megan Williams, a researcher from the University of New Brunswick, is looking for your help with a study focusing on breast cancer in young adults.
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June 04, 2015
Pain management session in Halifax
Our friends in Halifax are offering group education sessions for patients and their families who want to learn more about coping with cancer-related pain.
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May 28, 2015
Summer Retreat for young adults in Quebec
Our friends at CanSupport are planning a summer retreat for young adults affected by cancer in the Montreal area.
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May 06, 2015
Online support group for caregivers
CancerChatCanada still has a few spaces left in their upcoming online support group for those caring for a loved one with cancer.
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New service pairs women up with exercise partners in GTA
We were contacted by the team behind ActiveMatch, a new site aimed to pair up women in the GTA who are looking for exercise buddies to keep them accountable, and we thought some of you might be interested in learning more!
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