Living Well Archives - Alberta Cancer Foundation

Rural Communities Across Alberta Are Creating Custom Programs to Support Their Health

Cold Lake created a Playground Passport. Spirit River has a Winter Glow Walk Festival. Mirror has shared garden boxes. They are all part of the Alberta Healthy Communities Approach.

An Everyday Breast Health Advocate

Leah Kirtio shares her experience of being diagnosed with breast cancer at age 23

The Health Benefits of Getting Your Hands Dirty and Gardening

The work is quiet and meditative and the results can be satisfying

Attend the Advanced Cancer Symposium

The symposium, held in clinics around Alberta, will focus on providing patients with advanced metastatic or chronic cancer — and their families — with support and education

A Patient’s Perspective: How Mindfulness Helped Linda Austin

The mindfulness meditation program at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre helped her live with her new normal

BRA Day Introduces Breast Cancer Survivors to Reconstruction Options

Breast Cancer Awareness Day brings together patients, survivors, and health-care practitioners for a day of education and connection.

The Look Good Food Better Program Gives Women Their Sense of Self Back

The complimentary beauty workshop teaches valuable tools and techniques to take control over how you look and, ultimately, how you feel

Mindfulness and Yoga Training as Part of Cancer Treatment

Dr. Linda Carlson has been developing mindfulness and meditation program part of the new patient orientation package at the Tom Baker Cancer Centre.

The Power of Prayer

Mind-body practices like meditation have become an important part of modern cancer care

The Community of Practice Project Connects Patients With Community Programs

The Canmore-based initiative developed and implemented programs such as music therapy, art therapy, yoga classes and meditation sessions to help engage patients within their local community