Surviving cancer should not be determined by your bank account

Lack of money shouldn’t be a barrier to life-saving cancer care. But for too many, financial hardship crushes the odds of survival, so it’s time the federal government stepped up to that challenge.
The federal government should take the lead on finding creative solutions for a national plan for surviving cancer that removes the curse of affordability from the picture, writes Kathleen Finlay.

Whether you’re a king or an ordinary Canadian, few things are more jolting than being told you or a loved one has cancer. King Charles remarked about how shocking that moment was

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