Canada-Israel cancer research project seeks further funding
A Canada-Israel cancer research collaboration needs further funding to support a second three-year stretch
Israeli prostate therapy shows promising results
A minimally invasive treatment for prostrate cancer partly developed in Montreal, shows a high cure rate in the early stages, with little to no side effects
Mount Sinai Hospital event to benefit breast cancer research
Breast cancer will affect one in nine Canadian women during their lifetimes. According to statistics from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation, an estimated 25,000 women in Canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer and 5,000 women will die from it in 2016. The Power of Pink luncheon in support of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation […]
Tribute brunch recalls a mother’s ‘pearls of wisdom’
Pearl Marcus had a penchant for planning ahead. Even while undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer, she thought of her two daughters, filling a diary with advice and observations on life to help the girls plan for the future. Jaclyn, now 23, and Michelle Marcus, 21, came to call their mother’s ruminations “pearls of wisdom.” They […]
Moroccan Jewish community seeks marrow donor for young dad
It’s been a little more than two months since Adam Krief and his young family received the devastating news that he has primary myelofibrosis, a rare blood cancer that can only be cured by a bone marrow transplant. “His doctors tell him he’s a ticking clock,” said Esther Ohayon, a member of Krief’s large extended […]
Cancer researcher saluted by Quebec and Canada
Dr. Gerald Batist and his team are in the forefront of exploring the potential of personalized medicine
Israeli-German discovery could help cure skin cancer
A new discovery by Israeli and German researchers could be the key to stop the spread of melanoma, the deadliest kind of skin cancer.
Cancer patient works to help other young adults
Luckier than many other young oncology patients, Alyssa Kahane 19, is raising money to help even younger adults battling cancer
Gala raises over $2 million for McGill cancer research
More than $2.1 million was raised for McGill University at the fourth Goodman Cancer Research Gala in tribute to the event’s founder, Rosalind Goodman, who lost her battle with the disease two years ago
A traveller in the land of cancer
A passionate, often pained portrait of the months in 2010, after a routine check-up helped reveal that author Kenneth Sherman’s body harboured a malignant tumour as well as the possibility of a rib affected by cancerous growth
