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A gift too hard to walk away from: The Sexual and Gender Diversity in Cancer Care Program
We know that a welcoming and affirming healthcare environment can make a difference to sexual and gender minority patients. There’s...
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September 30, 2022
Announcements
Meet our community partners!
As part of our mission to tackle inequities in cancer care for queer and trans folks we are always looking...
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August 22, 2022
Pride
Our first fundraiser!
June is Pride month and today we're kicking off our first ever fundraiser! Queering Cancer is run by four...
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May 31, 2022
Pride
Pride webinar
LGBTQ2+ people affected by cancer face numerous challenges such as barriers to care, discrimination and poorer experiences with cancer services....
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May 15, 2022
Awareness events
Our favourite queer breast cancer memoirs
May is "Get Caught Reading" month! What are you reading at the moment? While many things are similar, the emotional...
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May 7, 2022
Awareness events
Trans day of visibility
March 31 is the International Day for Trans Visibility and the team here at Queering Cancer would like to acknowledge...
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May 7, 2022
Awareness events
Our top 3 favourite trans awareness week resources
What is trans awareness week? Trans awareness week is a week long celebration of transgender people and an opportunity to learn...
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November 28, 2021
Anniversary
Bring out the rainbow birthday cake!
Queering Cancer is one year old! It’s hard to believe that it has already been a year since we first...
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October 30, 2021
Pride
Spaces
Our final blog for Pride month is on creating welcoming inclusive healthcare spaces. Feeling welcomed and safe is important for...
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July 3, 2021
Pride
Community
Pride blog three focusses on the concept of community and its importance for LGBTQ2+ people with cancer. We are...
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July 3, 2021
Pride
Education
Blog two of our Pride series covers education. What are the needs of healthcare providers in caring for LGBTQ2+ patients? Every...
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July 3, 2021
Pride
Communication
In blog one of our Pride series, we're talking about communication. This series was written to help healthcare providers improve the...
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July 3, 2021
Rest in power
Remembering Mary Morgan: Radical, Fierce, and Bold
Our patient partner Mary Morgan died this week. Each one of the 80,000 cancer deaths in Canada each year is...
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April 15, 2021
Awareness events
Transgender Day of Visibility
This post was written for International Trans Day of Visibility (March 31). TDoV is “dedicated to celebrating trans people and...
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March 31, 2021
Awareness events
A brief history of medicine and the queer and trans community: LGBT+ History Month
As well as their own medical history, the queer or trans person with cancer brings a history of discrimination and...
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February 28, 2021
Happy new year
New Year, New story!
Our brand new January story is written by Angie Beckles (they/them). Angie is a breast cancer survivor from the UK...
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January 2, 2021
Anniversary
Our One Month-iversary!
It’s been a month since we launched Queering Cancer! We’ve been thrilled by the reaction from patients, healthcare professionals, and...
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November 30, 2020
Announcements
Announcing Queering Cancer
Amanda Bolderston, a researcher with the University of Alberta, talks with City News Edmonton about how LGBTQ2+ cancer patients are...
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October 23, 2020