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cancer

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Memoir

I Lived under the Shadow of My Dad’s Cancer. Then the Same Cancer Came for Me

March 29, 2025March 29, 2025 - by Claire Cameron

We are vulnerable creatures no matter how much time we spend telling ourselves otherwise

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Health

Why Are More Young People Being Diagnosed with Cancer?

January 7, 2025January 7, 2025 - by Sanam Islam

Better screening is only a small piece of the puzzle

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An illustration of syringes launching and crashing into a giant cancer cell like rockets.
Health / September/October 2023

Are We Losing the War on Cancer?

September 18, 2023September 18, 2023 - by Renée Pellerin

For half a century, we have thrown everything we have at the disease, but we are no closer to curing it

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A photo illustration of crystals, candles and a singing bowl spilling out of a pill bottle.
Health

Faith Healers Are Back, and They’re Getting Rich

August 17, 2023August 17, 2023 - by Matthew Remski

Spiritual pseudoscience is everywhere on social media with promises to cure diseases. It may also be costing lives

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Memoir

Surgery Minimized My Chances of Getting Cancer. It Also Altered My Self-Image

November 22, 2022November 23, 2022 - by Carey Toane

Because of a hereditary gene mutation, I removed my breast tissue, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. I had to unlearn a lot of feelings about how I look

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Podcasts

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 6, 2021December 15, 2021 - by Steve Shih

S3E7 of The Conversation Piece Podcast

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Health

How Big Tobacco Set the Stage for Fake News

May 31, 2021May 31, 2021 - by Daniel J. Robinson

A coordinated program of public deception that spanned four decades has become a template for modern disinformation

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Memoir

Finding My Voice as My Mother Lost Hers

March 24, 2021October 19, 2021 - by Minelle Mahtani

Not long after I started my job as a radio host, my mother told me she had tongue cancer

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Society

Taking Hallucinogens with My Mom

April 14, 2020April 16, 2020 - by Rachel Matlow

When my mother was diagnosed with cancer, she didn’t want chemo. Instead, she tried every other potion under the sun

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Pink breast cancer cells under a microscope.
Health

Do Breast Cancer Screenings Do More Harm Than Good?

February 5, 2019November 14, 2019 - by The Walrus Staff

Doctors debate with author Renée Pellerin on the evidence of whether mammograms save lives

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As the executive director, I am frequently asked this question. These days, I reply: “The Walrus was made for this moment.” From on-again, off-again trade news and negotiations to a new prime minister, we are committed to Canada’s conversations. We launched six regional bureaus earlier this year to ensure comprehensive coverage across this great country of ours. But we can’t do this alone. As a non-profit newsroom, this work isn’t possible without our readers’ support. If you believe in Canada’s stories, support our paywall-free journalism with a donation today.

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