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Daffodil Month: The Origins & The Impact

Daffodil Month: The Origins & The Impact

by Yasmina Seifeddine | Apr 17, 2021 | Awareness, Club Stuff, Event, Healthy Living, Initiatives, News

April is Canada’s Daffodil Month, a month  about raising awareness for cancer all around. It is during this Daffodil Campaign that the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) and organizations brings Canadians together to commemorate and remember those who battled against...
Relay For Life: A History Still in the Making

Relay For Life: A History Still in the Making

by Yasmina Seifeddine | Mar 4, 2021 | Awareness, Club Stuff, Event, Initiatives, News, Relay For Life, UBC

 With March under way, Relay For Life has arrived at UBCCA and we want to make sure you’re clued in on the event, its history, and how you can get involved regardless of Covid-19. In 1985, Dr. Gordy Klatt, a practicing surgeon, wanted to find a way to raise...
Movember: A Movement for Men’s Health

Movember: A Movement for Men’s Health

by Aysan | Nov 6, 2020 | Healthy Living, News, Series, Stories for UBCCA

As Movember approaches, a memory came to my mind, one of a friend frantically calling me one day and trying to cope with an incident she experienced earlier that morning:  “I had just woken up to go for a run, taking a route across Lions Gate Bridge. Halfway...
Breast Cancer: A Survivor’s Journey

Breast Cancer: A Survivor’s Journey

by Yasmina Seifeddine | Oct 31, 2020 | Healthy Living, News, storiesofhope

Earlier this month, UBC CA gave you the low down on Breast Cancer and its history. But what is often lost in the mix is the individuality of each case of breast cancer and how personal it can get. This easily happens because the faceless statistics and massive numbers...
Cancer Patients and COVID-19: An Interview

Cancer Patients and COVID-19: An Interview

by Aysan | Oct 23, 2020 | Healthy Living, News, Stories for UBCCA

Illustration by Nicole Nedeff The effects of the coronavirus on patients’ lives in hospitals, their treatments and communication with their doctors.  “During the height of the COVID-19 crisis in New York, most hospitals in NYC essentially became COVID hospitals”.  The...
October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the History & the Basics

October: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the History & the Basics

by Yasmina Seifeddine | Oct 16, 2020 | Initiatives, News

It’s breast cancer awareness month, and from its history, societal implications and its eye-opening statistics, there is a whole lot to acknowledge and educate ourselves on. To start off with some history, celebrating breast cancer awareness actually began in 1985,...
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