Cancer Screening – Strength in Community

Have you ever wondered how genetics research was able to provide answers to affected families, including in the case of cancer?

How do the researchers and individuals affected by cancer see this through their eyes and experience?

How did Newfoundland and Labrador families help with identifying the cause of certain diseases?

Take a look at this conversation with Derrick Bishop and Dr. Jane Green!

We talked about a lot of things – please enjoy this cozy and informative conversation 🙂

Sevtap Savas, PhD. February 26, 2024 St. John’s. Newfoundland and Labrador

UPDATE (March 4, 2024): For a podcast version of this conversation, please see here: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/JbcK2x8ZGHb

Disclaimer: This conversation is posted publicly for the purposes of education and/or sharing perspectives. The information shared by speakers should not be interpreted as medical advice. All health information should be discussed with your health care provider. The website owners are not responsible for the contents of the guest speakers.

This conversation is generated as a part of a public – scientist collaborative project led by the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. For further information, please see here: mun.yaffle.ca/projects/15039.

February 26, 2024March 4, 2024 by sevtapsavas Categories: Public Interest Group on Cancer ResearchTags: Advocating for oneself, Canada, cancer, Cancer Screening, Cancers running in families, Genetic research, Genetics, Hereditary cancers, Lived Experience, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Public Engagement, Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, Public Outreach, Research and clinic implementation, St. John's, Stories Leave a comment

On behalf of the Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, welcome to Episode 2 of our podcast series!

We have a very special guest today, James Moriarty! 😊

In this episode, James provides his experience and thoughts about cancer, cancer screening, and cancer care experiences as a transgender man in Newfoundland and Labrador.

All very important topics, considering that we have around 60,000 transgender men and women in Canada, and they too can develop cancer.

Being a transgender person, having a gendered cancer, jumping over the many cracks, advocating for better conditions, and educating everyone – literally – about what needs to improve in healthcare and community is not an easy job.

We – Janine, Jason, and Sevtap – thank James for educating all of us by sharing his story, knowledge, and insight. We will do our part and educate ourselves further. We all should do. Please join us.

BACKGROUND: A few things we – The Public Interest Group on Cancer Research – wanna achieve with this podcast series are to:

remove stigma around cancer
make it a conversation topic
learn from each other

so that we can help reduce our risk of getting cancer and support ourselves and others going through cancer better.

Please join us in this goal.

You can find more info about this project here or can contact me (savas{at}mun.ca).

Funding by the Office of Public Engagement – Memorial University and support by NLSUPPORT are gratefully acknowledged.

Sevtap Savas, PhD. Feb 17, 2024, St. John’s

February 17, 2024February 18, 2024 by sevtapsavas Categories: Public Interest Group on Cancer ResearchTags: 2SLGBTQIA+, Advocacy, Canada, cancer, Cancer Screening, LGBTQ, Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Podcast, Public Engagement, Public Interest Group on Cancer Research, Public Outreach, St. John's, Transgender community, Transgender health Leave a comment

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