May 12 “Symphony for “The Bell” concert supports patient-centred programs at the Cedars Cancer Centre of the MUHC The Montrealer April 9, 2024 398 Lucky. Grateful. Hopeful. Those are the words that Judy Martin had engraved on the bell she bought for the Royal Victoria Hospital’s chemotherapy department in 2013. Cedars volunteers assembling “Comfort Kits...
Cedars Geri-CARE Program at the MUHC The Montrealer December 15, 2023 746 Helping Older Cancer Patients Improve Their Physical and Emotional Health No matter how gracefully we wish to age, getting older almost always leads to some degree of physical and mental decline. Of course, it’...
Cedars Whole-Person Cancer Care The Montrealer November 16, 2023 800 How focusing on the individual, instead of the disease, is helping MUHC cancer patients experience growth and healing at every stage of their cancer journey Speaking with Dr. Justin Sanders about serious illnes...
A Race to Help Silence the “Silent Killers” The Montrealer October 14, 2023 1534 The annual Cedars Run for Ovarian Cancer raises money for the DOvEEgene Research Program, a leading-edge ovarian cancer research project at the MUHC. Dominique Dagenais was diagnosed with Stage 3 ovarian cancer...
Helping cancer patients and their families – one person at a time The Montrealer August 17, 2023 934 Cedars CanSupport has been helping people cope with cancer for almost 40 years A cancer diagnosis is traumatic. It can turn one’s world upside down. Months – sometimes years – of cancer treatments can have debi...
The new Jackie Aziz AYA Program at Cedars addresses the unique needs of young cancer patients Michèle LaForest June 18, 2023 1562 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 1421 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 ...
The largest and most impactful humanitarian assistance at the MUHC Atie Waxman December 17, 2022 1268 In 1991, in memory of a great humanitarian and through generous donations from the Howick Family, the Cedars Humanitarian Fund was endowed as the Wilfrid Howick Humanitarian Fund. Through this fund, the Cedars ...
Sarah’s Fund for Cedars and Splash & Dash Atie Waxman September 18, 2022 981 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 ...
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 1277 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...
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