Last Updated: Thursday, February 22, 1:44 PM EST
How 60 Canadians confronted cancer one day
What you are about to read may sadden and disturb you. It may galvanize and inspire you. It is a window into the all-too-common reality of cancer that cries out for understanding.
'I made noise, and things moved'
The Globe's four-week cancer series concludes with a look at patients who blaze their own trails through a maze of treatment.
Wrapup discussion: Anderssen & Philp
Globe reporters answer cancer questions
Globe Publisher Phillip Crawley on the project
CEO talked about his personal experiences with cancer and what he, as an individual, wanted the series to achieve in terms of government response.
Confronting cancer
Cancer: A day in the life
Those who died
Erin Anderssen profiles 13 people who died of cancer on June 15, 2006
Letter from the editor
No more whispering: looking clearly at a personal tragedy, a national scourge
Part I: The killing cost of drugs
For a health-care system based on the principle of equal access, the reality is tragically different
Part II: Vow broken on wait times
Most hospitals across Canada fail to meet Ottawa's four-week guideline for radiation
Part III: Roadblock to research
For the first time, Canada is unable to participate in a key clinical trial because patients are not getting the best known treatment
Part IV: Humans wait, but not animals
'This is absolutely the world upside down,' doctor says
Part V: Lack of screening 'short-sighted'
Colorectal cancer will kill thousands of Canadians this year. So why isn't more being done to prevent it?
Tories announce national cancer strategy
PM says new agency will be a ‘clearing house' for latest information on cancer care
Part I: Meet the A-Team of stem-cell science
Bit by bit, Canadians uncovered the seeds of deadly cancers
Part II: The end of chemo? One magic pill
Gleevec is an inspiration for scientists around the world working on drugs that will kill cancer cells but leave healthy tissue alone
Part III: The promise of viral therapies
Century-old concept has cured laboratory mice, pushed some end-stage cancer patients into long-term remission and raised hopes for a new generation of cancer therapies
Part IV: 'Pesticides are killing our kids'
Rural PEI is an unlikely hotbed of rare cancers, and one doctor has made it his mission to raise awareness about the potential health hazard posed by pesticides used on the region's potato farms
Diana Pereira: 'Team Tia'
Pauline Bohnec & Michael: The best day of our lives
Heather Johnson: My friend Jan refused to die
Laura Jane White: An angel gone far too soon
Beryl Woodrow: Who am I? A chameleon
Susan Carr: Blessings in the darkness
Sonia Jacobs: Every day with Rachael is a blessing
Victoria Pensa: My father's poem for my mother
Anne Barbetta: I was told I had a year to live
Globe editorial: Harper's cancer strategy
The strategy announced by Prime Minister Stephen Harper last week certainly sounds impressive. But if something seems too good to be true, it often is.
Commentary: How much is one life worth?
We must balance what's gained by spending more dollars caring for people with end-stage cancer and other diseases, with what we would gain spending the same dollars elsewhere, two health analysts argue.
Globe editorial: What happened to that catastrophic drug plan?
It's a scandal that cancer patients in Atlantic Canada are unable to afford simple medications to control their nausea and pain. After all the promises, why in heaven's name has no plan materialized to pay the often-catastrophic costs.
Erin Anderssen on 'a Day in the Life'
Cancer blogger and activist
26-year-old cancer survivor took questions
Lisa Priest on 'Our National Shame'
The Globe's Lisa Priest took your questions.
André Picard on the U.K. way
Health reporter André Picard took your questions
Activist on cancer strategy
Advocate Pat Kelly answers your questions