Facing Cancer Together

Category – Chemo & Treatment

Community raises $20,000 to bring Look Good Feel Better to Timmins

After her daughter survived a cancer diagnosis at 19-years-old, Lynn Fecteau wanted to support other families in a similar situation – so she helped bring Look Good Feel Better to her Timmins community.

Nov. 30, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

Mother and beauty professional turns to Look Good Feel Better for support

When Sophie Audet was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer in 2013, it felt as though her life had stopped.

Nov. 24, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

Look Good Feel Better helps Saint John mother with breast cancer

Sarah Ingalls was never much of a makeup user – until the 43-year-old Saint John mother of three was diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this year.

Oct. 25, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

Coping with the sexuality effects of treatment: An interview with a social worker

What we know is that almost all patients will experience some changes in how they feel about their bodies and how they function sexually.

Oct. 23, 2017 | by Dr. Both Sides

Dr. Both Sides Connects: Answering uncomfortable questions on sexuality & cancer

About 85 percent of women have a sexuality problem or issue during cancer and at least half of them are distressed about it. Yet no one is talking about this.

Oct. 20, 2017 | by Dr. Both Sides

Hair can be part of our identity - but it doesn't define me

I went through three different hair lengths before my stem cell transplant, each one getting shorter as time went on, until I decided to have my sister shave my hair off completely.

Oct. 12, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane

Toronto comedian shares ongoing breast cancer battle to inspire others

Toronto’s Sandra Carusi has come a long way since her triple negative breast cancer diagnosis in April 2014.

Sept. 14, 2017 | by Larissa Cahute

How chemotherapy affected my reproductive health

After the stem cell transplant, I went almost 6 years without a period and no, they didn't come back naturally.

Sept. 6, 2017 | by Ashlinn Sarah Jane

beYOUtiful: How I felt most beautiful with cancer

The day I shaved my hair my feelings towards myself and my own beauty began challenging those of the world. I felt most beautiful on that day.

Aug. 30, 2017 | by Gabrielle Fecteau

Predisposed to cancer: On my second diagnosis at 18-years-old

Ever since I can remember, cancer has been a part of me. From the first diagnosis, at the age of two, to the countless MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, bloodwork and X-rays - it's been part of my life.

Aug. 9, 2017 | by Anyse Lebeau

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Blog | Facing Cancer Together

Category – Chemo & Treatment

Community raises $20,000 to bring Look Good Feel Better to Timmins

Mother and beauty professional turns to Look Good Feel Better for support

Look Good Feel Better helps Saint John mother with breast cancer

Coping with the sexuality effects of treatment: An interview with a social worker

Dr. Both Sides Connects: Answering uncomfortable questions on sexuality & cancer

Hair can be part of our identity - but it doesn't define me

Toronto comedian shares ongoing breast cancer battle to inspire others

How chemotherapy affected my reproductive health

beYOUtiful: How I felt most beautiful with cancer

Predisposed to cancer: On my second diagnosis at 18-years-old

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