Tag Archives: Breast cancer

Health

Does Cancer Care in Washington Work for BC Residents?

By Brishti Basu, The Tyee,  Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

The first few breast cancer and prostate cancer patients started travelling from their homes in British Columbia to  receive radiation therapy at two clinics in Bellingham, Washinton, this  spring. They are part of a provincial government response to a growing  backlog of cancer treatment. The province announced its plan to send  patients to Washington state for cancer care last month.

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Family

Darshan Stevens: on her mother’s life, death and the grieving process

Jen Stevens left this world on Tuesday, July 26, 2022. In today’s program, her daughter Darshan Stevens talks about Jen’s life, her medically assisted death (MAID) and the changes that came about throughout this process.

“My biggest grief was when my mom received her diagnosis of inflammatory breast cancer and my longest grief is probably what I was going into now, after she’s passed,” explained Darshan. 

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Health, Indigenous Nations, Women

High number of Breast Cancer cases, especially among Indigenous women

By Abby Francis, qathet Living, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Asurprising number of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous women in this region have had breast cancer.  

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