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TELUS’ Go Pink campaign has raised $50,135 for the Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation. Combined with employee and corporate donations, the national campaign raised more than $2.45 million for women’s breast health across Canada. (Read more...)
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Q: Following a recent mammogram, I was told by my doctor the scan showed a lump in my breast that could be cancer. I am really scared I might die or lose my breast. How long will it take to find out if I have cancer or not? (Read more...)
According to Canadian Cancer Society statistics, some 23,200 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and 5,300 will die from it.Diagnosing the disease earlier when the chances of survival are better and providing treatment in one location is the goal of the CIBC Breast Assessment Centre (Read more...)
Dawn Taylor insisted she had breast cancer despite doctors telling her she was fine. Kathy Cadeau wishes she’d been less trusting when doctors reassured her that the lump in her breast was benign. (Read more...)
Juravinski Cancer Centre Foundation Vice-president of Development, Roger Ali, and patient spokesperson, Dawn Taylor, speak about the need for the CIBC Breast Assessment Centre during a live radio interview. (Listen to audio)
A one-stop shop for women during the breast cancer screening process is the model for a new assessment centre at Juravinski Cancer Centre. (Read more...)
This year, October 1 marks not only the beginning of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but also the beginning of a fundraising campaign that is set to change the way breast cancer is diagnosed in south-central Ontario. (Read more...)
For patients needing breast assessment, the worst part is the wait. They can wait days, weeks or even months for referrals, appointments and tests, which causes anxiety, stress and fear. (Read more...)
Women with breast cancer or who want to get a lump in their breast checked out will be able to go to a location on the Mountain in the next two or three years that will provide diagnosis and treatment, all under one roof. (Read more...)
Hamilton area women are waiting nearly six months for surgery after an abnormal mammogram. (Read more...)
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