Welcome to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation’s Maplesoft-GumDocs Centre for Cancer Survivorship!
If you’ve visited us within the last week, you might have noticed something different… …we’ve changed the name of our building! Thanks to a generous, private donation from our longstanding partners at GumDocs, our wonderful facility at 1500 Alta Vista Drive will now be called the Maplesoft-GumDocs Centre for Cancer Survivorship. This new name recognizes […]
The Right Gym Makes All the Difference
Cancer Coaches and Fitness Instructors are Teaming Up to Help Cancer Survivors Stay Active Pain alleviation, fewer treatment side effects, more energy – these are just a few of the benefits regular exercise can bring for someone who is facing cancer. However, many find they can’t follow the same workout regimen they enjoyed before their […]
New Cancer Statistics Released by the Canadian Cancer Society
This Wednesday, the Canadian Cancer Society released an updated report of cancer statistics in Canada. With a new edition released every two years, this report covers important figures like cancer incidence, mortality rates, and survival, with detailed breakdowns of how each affect people of various ages, sexes, and communities throughout the country. When compared against past reports […]
Revealed: The Secret Language of a Pathology Report
Jason Wasserman MD PhD FRCPC, co-creator of MyPathologyReport.ca is working with Cancer Coaches to help their clients easily interpret their pathology reports. “Your life could change depending on what I see on one of those slides behind me,” says Dr. Jason Wasserman, pointing at pathology slides in his office at The Ottawa Hospital. As a […]