Two Montreal Foundations join forces for greater impact on the fight against cancer Michèle LaForest October 17, 2024 435 It’s not every day that two philanthropic foundations come together to raise funds for a common cause. And that’s exactly what the Cedars Cancer Foundation (Cedars) and the Montreal General Hospital Foundation...
Stroll & Dash is Still Going Strong After 23 Years Michèle LaForest September 21, 2024 645 Be Part of a Fun, Family Event That Raises Money to Improve the Lives of Young Cancer Patients and Their Families at the MUHC Having a child diagnosed with cancer is every parent’s worst nightmare. “Our lives w...
MUHC Melanoma Clinic at the Cedars Cancer Centre has been leading the way in Québec for nearly 55 years The Montrealer June 12, 2024 1959 Every week, a multidisciplinary team of specialists from the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) meets at the Cedars Cancer Centre to discuss their most complex melanoma cases and to decide on the best cours...
The Sarcoma Research Consortium of Quebec The Montrealer May 17, 2024 948 A pioneering program based out of the Cedars Cancer Centre is giving new hope to young people who have this rare – and often deadly – form of cancer Every year, over 300 people in Quebec are diagnosed with sarc...
May 12 “Symphony for “The Bell” concert supports patient-centred programs at the Cedars Cancer Centre of the MUHC The Montrealer April 9, 2024 1152 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 1163 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 1169 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 1896 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 1277 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 1984 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...
