Cancer research has changed my life because it gave me an extra year with my father, who was diagnosed with a rare cancer called bile duct cancer. We advocated for him to participate in a clinical trial, and because of that trial, we were very fortunate to have him with us for an extra year […]
Cancer research has fundamentally meant the difference between me seeing 40 years old and not seeing 40 years old. I’m a mom of two small kids. I have a daughter who is six and a son who is nine. At the time I was diagnosed with triple-negative breast cancer in 2022, my kids were little
It’s easy to feel powerless when you’re diagnosed with stage 4 metastatic breast cancer. My diagnosis in 2017 was especially complex. My breast cancer had already spread by the time it was detected, and doctors also found a second primary cancer in my thyroid. As a result, my treatment options were limited and my family’s
Cancer research changed my life because I was lucky enough to be a part of a team that discovered a drug that impacted cancer patients. I remember being thrilled one day when I was talking with a former colleague. She was telling me that the drug we worked on together was “melting” the tumours of
