Cancer: Living with it, through it, and beyond it

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Thursday, October 27, 2011, 6 p.m.
Indigo Bookstore, Place Montréal Trust
1500 McGill College Avenue (2^nd floor), Montreal
RSVP: cafescientifique@cihr-irsc.gc.ca

Cancer survivors face physical, emotional and financial challenges, which often persist well after cancer diagnosis and treatment. These wide-ranging challenges can include returning to the workplace, coping with psychological struggles, dealing with strains on personal relationships, managing side effects of treatment and facing the fear of recurrence. Cancer researchers are working to understand and address the needs of the growing population of survivors.

Come and hear three cancer survivors describe their personal journeys, and learn from our experts about leading innovations in cancer research and the latest therapies that have greatly increased a cancer patient's chances of survival. Join us for refreshments and a lively discussion about the latest health research evidence. This free event is presented by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and its Institute of Cancer Research, in collaboration with the Canadian Cancer Society. Questions will be answered in both official languages.

Experts:

Bernard Lespérance, M.D.
Hemato-oncologist and Assistant Professor
Department of Medicine of Sacré-Coeur Hospital and
the Faculty of Medicine of University of Montreal

Jacques Simard, Ph.D.
Canada Research Chair in Oncogenetics
Faculty of Medicine
Université Laval

Moderator:

Carmen G. Loiselle, Ph.D.
Associate Professor and
Christine and Herschel Victor/Hope & Cope Chair
in Psychosocial Oncology
McGill University

Volunteers, Psychosocial Support Service Cancer J'écoute, Canadian Cancer Society:

Jean-Pierre Lapointe (colorectal and prostate cancer survivor)
Nathalie Bédard (breast cancer survivor)
Pierre Leloup (living with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia for the past 5 years)