JGH Foundation donors fund world-leading cancer innovations Don Sancton July 4, 2023 3872 Dr. Gerald Batist heads the Jewish General Hospital’s cancer care and world-class research team who are making exciting progress against the disease Dr. Gerald Batist, Director of the Jewish General Hospital’s...
The new Jackie Aziz AYA Program at Cedars addresses the unique needs of young cancer patients Michèle LaForest June 18, 2023 2038 Cancer strikes people at every age. Unfortunately, when it strikes someone in their teens, twenties or thirties, it comes with a unique set of medical and psychosocial consequences. For teens, a cancer diagnos...
“Healing Notes” brings the soothing sound of music to The Cedars Cancer Centre every Tuesday The Montrealer April 9, 2023 1980 The Cedars Cancer Centre waiting area, like any other hospital waiting area, is not exactly a fun place to be. Even though it’s spacious and modern, the people there probably wish they were just about anywhere ...
Donors are making the Jewish General Hospital a world leader in radiation therapy of rectal cancer Don Sancton October 7, 2022 4241 JGH Foundation funding kickstarted a study showing that targeted radiation therapy can prevent the need for bowel surgery for patients with early rectal cancer. Dr. Té Vuong is on a mission to prove that rectal...
14th Annual Montreal Multiple Myeloma March LiveEvents September 28, 2022 1222 Montrealers Rally for More Research and Better Access to Life-Saving Treatments and Care at the 14th Annual Montreal Multiple Myeloma March Every day, 11 new Canadians are diagnosed with multiple myeloma, a li...
Sarah’s Fund for Cedars and Splash & Dash Atie Waxman September 18, 2022 1229 Raising funds for the best care and to improve the quality of life for young cancer patients on Sarah’s Floor at the MUHC Sarah started receiving treatment forEwing’s Sarcoma when she was aninquisitive 8-year ...
After a cancer recovery “miracle,” the Goren family of Montreal gives back Tara Simonetta Mann August 14, 2022 2645 Morty Goren was on vacation when he began to experience sudden, severe back pain. As soon as he was home in the West Island, he went to clinic to find out what was wrong. “The doctors at the clinic didn’t like ...
Improving the quality of life of MUHC cancer patients for nearly 40 years, one patient at the time Atie Waxman and Michèle Laforest August 10, 2022 1640 Cedars CanSupport provides free bilingual emotional, physical and educational support to patients and their families, as a complement to traditional medical treatment “Until Cedars CanSupport services are offer...
Twice a skin cancer survivor, Montreal father Dean Graddon advocates for sun safety Tara Simonetta Mann July 11, 2022 2965 Skin cancer has always been top-of-mind for Dean Graddon. “I knew from a very young age that I was a walking risk for skin cancer,” says Dean. With light skin, eyes and hair, it was obvious to him that he was m...
Surgical oncologist Dr. Mark Basik fundraises to fight cancer with the JGH Foundation Don Sancton July 7, 2022 3399 Multi-talented clinician-scientist, who treats patients and researches breast cancer at the Jewish General Hospital’s (JGH) research institute, is also an avid cyclist in Le Week-end pour combattre le cancer Dr...
