“Clinicians don't have time to do this for every patient,” adds Dr. Mike McBurney, a research
scientist and director of research at the Ottawa Regional Cancer Centre.“We do attempt to …

As a physician, I know there is no greater reward than to be able to offer hope to cancer
patients and their families through effective treatments. I am proud that my work on the …

An unexpected email from my brother-in-law awaited me that morning. His brother Stephen,
in his 50s, had been diagnosed seemingly overnight with pancreatic adenocarcinoma …

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WHEN William Roy Bond learned last year that he had cancer, his doctor was honest about
the grim diagnosis: end-stage lung cancer that had spread to the liver, stomach and …

In my home community, we have a saying that sums up a person we respect—we say he (or
she) is “good people.” Well, I can tell you that I met some “good people” at these annual …

Over the past 10 years, the hos-pitals where I work have undergone major renovations and
facelifts. Indeed, they are scarcely recognizable anymore except for one thing: the sign in the …

Speculation abounds, particularly in the case of cancer. But no studies have proven in a
scientifically valid way that a person can control the course of his or her cancer with the …

There was no change in responses to the Herth Hope Index after the intervention (see
Figure 1). In most cases the responses were completely unchanged. For this 12-point scale …

Hope is a strange commodity. When we don't need it, we rarely think about it. But when we
need it, we need as much as we can get. So it is for people who are dealing with cancer. As …