Willow Breast Cancer Support Canada provides a variety of unique services and programs to help the tens of thousands of Canadians affected by breast cancer. Check out the links below to learn more.

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  • Breast Cancer Survivor Walking/Running Clinic. Discover the joys of becoming fit with other women who have overcome breast cancer, with this free program sponsored by the Running Room. This gentle 10 week clinic will teach you about walking and running, nutrition, goal setting, how to avoid injury, pacing, and much more in a supportive environment. For more information and to register, visit www.events.runningroom.com/hm2/?specialty=1

  • The Institute of Neuroscience at Carleton University is currently conducting an on-line study to understand how you've adjusted to life after breast cancer and how you look back on your time during treatment. To participate please go to: www.copewell.carleton.ca and click the study link on the left: "Appraisal of Trust, Satisfaction, and Well-being among Women in Remission after a Breast Cancer Experience".

  • How does breast cancer impact marriages? To help answer this question, the Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women’s College Research Institute is recruiting women who have been diagnosed with breast cancer or who have had a previous benign breast biopsy. For more information on the study, Social Determinants of Marital Status following a Diagnosis of Breast Cancer, visit www.womensresearch.ca/marriagestudy/index.php or contact Jill at jillian.alston@wchospital.ca or 416-351-3800 ext 2715.

  • Are you concerned by the number of breast cancers in your family and the impact on future generations? The Familial Breast Cancer Research Unit at Women’s College Research Institute is recruiting participants for their study Risk Factor Analysis for Familial Breast Cancer. This is the only long-term study of women with a strong family history of breast cancer who do not carry a mutation in one of the two breast cancer genes (BRCA1/BRCA2). Its purpose is to better understand the interactions between various factors that may be associated with breast cancer development in women from high-risk families. For more information, visit www.womensresearch.ca/noncarrierstudy/index.php or contact Jill at jillian.alston@wchospital.ca or 416-351-3800 ext 2715.

  • University Health Network and Women's College Hospital in Toronto have opened a trial to study the use of Alloderm in one-stage direct to implant breast reconstruction following skin sparing mastectomy. This is a funded study that is supported by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. For more information about participating in this study, please visit www.breastrestoration.ca

  • Women with breast cancer living in Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the NorthWest Territories who have limited access to in-person support programs are invited to take part in a study comparing an online support group with a home based self-help workbook. If you are receiving treatment now or completed primary treatment within the last three years, have limited access to support services, are experiencing distress and would like to learn more about coping with breast cancer, are comfortable using a computer and the internet, and can spend 1.5 hours per week participating in the program, please contact the researchers at osgstudy@cancerboard.ab.ca or 1-877-355-3214 (toll free). You can also visit our website at http://canada.thewellnesscommunity.org/prairies. This study is brought to you by Alberta Health Services’ Tom Baker Cancer Centre and CancerCare Manitoba, and is funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Prairies/NWT Chapter.

  • The Dalhousie University School of Medicine, Department of Anatomy is conducting a study of people’s knowledge about reproductive-related cancers, their treatment options, and side effects. The study addresses testicular and prostate cancers in males, and breast, uterine, cervical and ovarian cancers in females. The researchers are interested in what patients with any of these cancers know about the other cancers. The questionnaire is for people who are themselves, or have a family member, affected by any of these diseases. The survey is available at: www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=ijGPehBGVv980wI7bi5YHg_3d_3d

  • A team from Dalhousie University is looking for young breast cancer survivors under the age of 50 to participate in a study examining rehabilitation needs. If you are under 50, 1-5 years post diagnosis and live in Atlantic Canada you may be eligible to participate. Participation involves two telephone interviews. For more information please contact: Julie or Naomi at Dalhousie University Fredericton Family Medicine Teaching Unit - phone toll free 1-866-323-1833 or email Julie.easley@rvh.nb.ca

  • The Faculty of Medecine, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Dalhousie University has developed an online survey to determine preferences regarding breast reconstruction in women who have undergone a previous mastectomy and reconstruction and are subsequently faced with a mastectomy on the opposite breast. Researchers are interested to know whether a scar pattern's size or its symmetry with respect to the previous reconstruction is more important. To take the survey, please visit plastics.medicine.dal.ca/survey.htm

  • Research participants in Calgary, Alberta or Vancouver, British Columbia are currently being sought to be part of a study that is comparing the effectiveness of three support programs offered by the cancer agencies in these centers. If you are female, have completed all primary treatment longer than 3 months ago and would like to be part of this important project please please contact one of us for more information. In Calgary contact Linette Lawlor-Savage at linelawl@cancerboard.ab.ca or 403-355-3219, and in Vancouver contact Kimberly Burrus at kburrus@bccancer.bc.ca or 604-707-5926.  This research is supported by the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance.

  • A new research study on Body Image after treatment for breast cancer will examine what is most helpful for women to cope with issues such as body image, sexuality and relationships after breast cancer treatment. For more information, visit www.bodyimageafterbreastcancer.com or contact the Study Coordinator Susan Clarke, RN at (416) 340-4800 ext 6269 or the Principal Investigator Dr. Mary Jane Esplen at (416) 340-3024 at the Toronto General Research Institute.

  • Seeking volunteers for a two-year study about women with breast cancer who decline one or more conventional treatments and use complementary therapies. The study is open to women living in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. This research is funded by the Canadian Breast Cancer Research Alliance. For moreinformation, contact Dr.Marja Verhoef at 1-866-834-4369 or go to www.fp.ucalgary.ca/breastcancerstudy.

 
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