Where patients don’t just survive disease — they change the science and policies around it.
The Advocacy Lab is more than a podcast — it’s a community space where patient organizations across Canada and around the world can share their stories, strategies, and hard-won lessons.
Whether you’re navigating a healthcare system, launching an awareness campaign, pioneering a policy change, or using technology to transform your own care — this is your space to be heard. Participation is completely free.
Real stories. Real advocates. Real impact.
From Patient Petition to PhD: Changing Access & Advancing Science in CML
When treatment options for chronic myeloid leukemia were running out, Suzan refused to accept that silence was the answer. She helped launch a patient petition that changed access — and then went on to earn a PhD studying resistance in leukemia.
AI, Persistence & Lived Experience: Advocating for Your Own Diagnosis
What happens when a patient uses AI to advocate for herself — and it changes the course of her diagnosis? Alvina Nadeem, an ovarian cancer survivor, shows how technology, persistence, and lived experience can intersect in powerful ways.
En conversation avec Teresa Norris — Tout ce que vous devez savoir sur le VPH
Le vaccin contre le VPH peut prévenir au moins 9 types de cancer — ce qui en fait l’un des outils de prévention du cancer les plus puissants dont nous disposons. Le VPH n’est pas seulement une question de santé féminine — les hommes doivent aussi se faire vacciner, et il n’y a pas de limite d’âge supérieure pour la vaccination.
In Conversation with Teresa Norris — Everything You Need to Know About HPV
The HPV vaccine can prevent at least 9 types of cancer — making it one of the most powerful cancer prevention tools we have. HPV is not just a women’s issue — men need the vaccine too, and there is no upper age limit for getting vaccinated. Oropharyngeal cancers in men are now surpassing cervical cancer cases in women — and there is no test available for men to detect HPV.
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