Cancer: A day in the life

Those who died8

Erin Anderssen profiles 13 people who died of cancer on June 15, 2006 18/11/06 12:00 AM 8

Letter from the editor

No more whispering: looking clearly at a personal tragedy, a national scourge 17/11/06 12:00 AM

Part I: The killing cost of drugs

For a health-care system based on the principle of equal access, the reality is tragically different 20/11/06 3:48 AM

Part II: Vow broken on wait times68

Most hospitals across Canada fail to meet Ottawa's four-week guideline for radiation 21/11/06 3:05 AM 68

Part III: Roadblock to research38

For the first time, Canada is unable to participate in a key clinical trial because patients are not getting the best known treatment 22/11/06 4:04 AM 38

Part IV: Humans wait, but not animals

'This is absolutely the world upside down,' doctor says 23/11/06 1:59 AM

Part V: Lack of screening 'short-sighted'4

Colorectal cancer will kill thousands of Canadians this year. So why isn't more being done to prevent it? 24/11/06 4:21 AM 4

Tories announce national cancer strategy

PM says new agency will be a ‘clearing house' for latest information on cancer care 24/11/06 6:12 PM

Part I: Meet the A-Team of stem-cell science

Bit by bit, Canadians uncovered the seeds of deadly cancers 25/11/06 1:29 AM

Part II: The end of chemo? One magic pill22

Gleevec is an inspiration for scientists around the world working on drugs that will kill cancer cells but leave healthy tissue alone 28/11/06 4:26 AM 22

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 30/11/06 4:59 AM

Part IV: 'Pesticides are killing our kids'53

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 06/12/06 4:36 AM 53

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. 05/12/06 6:46 AM

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. 08/12/06 6:07 AM

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. 21/11/06 7:24 AM

Erin Anderssen on 'a Day in the Life'16

Cancer blogger and activist1

26-year-old cancer survivor took questions 23/11/06 2:25 PM 1

Lisa Priest on 'Our National Shame'

The Globe's Lisa Priest took your questions. 24/11/06 12:58 PM

André Picard on the U.K. way

Health reporter André Picard took your questions 27/11/06 1:27 PM

Activist on cancer strategy

Advocate Pat Kelly answers your questions 29/11/06 6:30 AM