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Bright Lights shine on cancer survivors

Bright Lights shine on cancer survivors

🕔21:15, 10.Dec 2021

Windsor City Council has launched a charity drive to support patients recovering from cancer. Launching on Dec. 2, the “YQG Hearts for Hope” campaign is a new addition to Windsor Bright Lights. The event is administered by the City of

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Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek loses battle to pancreatic cancer

Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek loses battle to pancreatic cancer

🕔00:53, 9.Nov 2020

Beloved Jeopardy! host, Alex Trebek, died today at age 80. Jeopardy put out a statement on their website saying “He has become one of television’s most enduring and iconic figures, engaging millions of viewers worldwide with his impeccable delivery of

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Dandelions, not so useless anymore

Dandelions, not so useless anymore

🕔13:54, 28.Feb 2020

  Researchers at the University of Windsor have brought the newest ingredient in the ongoing struggle against cancer to peer review. The dandelion has been considered a useless weed. It has spores that fly all over in the summertime giving

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Sharing stories: Cancer wellness program connects survivors

Sharing stories: Cancer wellness program connects survivors

🕔15:54, 11.Oct 2019

Windsor Regional Hospital (WRH) has organized a cancer wellness program for people recovering from and surviving cancer. WRH offered their first of four sessions Thursday for the ‘Renew Cancer Wellness Program,’ which is a chance for patients, caregivers and survivors

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Turquoise cap leads the way for Tecumseh Terry Fox Run

Turquoise cap leads the way for Tecumseh Terry Fox Run

🕔16:53, 24.Sep 2019

A sea of red shirts crashed out of Green Acres Optimist Park to cheers and happy tears. In the red wave were a number of yellow sunflowers — and one bright turquoise cap. That turquoise cap in the sea of

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Festive celebration for male cancer survivors

Festive celebration for male cancer survivors

🕔11:53, 15.Dec 2018

By Yasmina Elasfar Prostate cancer survivors in Windsor and Essex County gather for Christmas dinner every year to celebrate their victory against the disease — the third leading cause of death for men in Canada. “The purpose of this event

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Region’s best minds gather in Windsor in fight against cancer

Region’s best minds gather in Windsor in fight against cancer

🕔20:11, 19.Nov 2018

By Mirjana Janekovic The region’s best minds gathered in Windsor during the weekend of Nov. 17 to share their knowledge and ideas in the battle against cancer. More than 150 scientists, clinicians, researchers, and students from Michigan to London participated

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Michelle Prince dies following 5-year cancer journey

Michelle Prince dies following 5-year cancer journey

🕔17:33, 19.Nov 2018

Michelle Prince, the wife of former Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis, has died following a five-year cancer journey she shared with the public. “She is our hero,” Francis wrote on her Facebook page. “She celebrated the positives and in doing so she

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No-Shave November

No-Shave November

🕔12:57, 25.Nov 2016

By Noah Gecelovsky   This November, men are joining the fight against cancer and men’s mental health by growing out their facial hair and giving donations to the Movember Foundation and local cancer centres. Movember started in Melbourne, Australia in

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Windsor refuses to lose thoracic surgeries from hospitals

Windsor refuses to lose thoracic surgeries from hospitals

🕔13:44, 15.Nov 2013

By Sean Previl Hundreds of people are showing their support of Windsor Regional Hospital’s decision to continue thoracic surgery in the city. Residents of Windsor and Essex County gathered at the Vollmer Complex in LaSalle Nov. 12 to voice their

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Windsor infant fights cancer

Windsor infant fights cancer

🕔14:00, 7.Oct 2013

By Shaun Garrity Normally infants are at home in their cribs, but a 13-week Windsor baby is at the Children’s Hospital in London battling cancer. Jonathon “Johnny” Deans and Christina Eady are living London to be with their son Jonathon

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Football for a Cure

🕔11:16, 12.Oct 2012

By: Melissa Iarusso & Mamdouh Elchami October is breast cancer awareness month and many local football teams are campaigning to raise money. Dave and Tami Hawkins, teachers at Tecumseh Vista Academy, began the “Football for a Cure” campaign three years

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