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Two Pivotal Research Chairs Positioned To Transform Cancer Care

A $5 million donation from the late Archie and Irene Verspeeten through London Health Sciences Foundation, matched by Western University.

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Exist to live: Wayne MacDonald’s Story

The drums echo down the beach. Crowds cheer as hundreds of colourful canoes slice through the waves off the coast of Hawaii. This is the Queen Lili‘uokalani Canoe Race, the largest long-distance canoe

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Two pivotal research chairs positioned to transform cancer care

Image from left: John MacFarlane, President and CEO, LHSF; Pamela Taylor, Associate Vice President, Development, LHSF; Marlene and Brian Verspeeten, philanthropists; Dr. Michael Ott, chair and

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Constructing hope: Steve Arbour’s story

Step into Steve Arbour’s office and the first thing you’ll notice is the photograph on the wall. Four roads flow into a perfect circle. Rising from the middle is a metallic sculpture of soaring jets

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A letter to my kids: Jeff Slota’s Story

When I was 18, I went to my family doctor for my annual physical. As usual, they checked my eyes and ears, but when they listened to my heart, they heard a murmur. I was referred to Dr. Derek Boughner

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Krystyna Locke outside the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre (Source: LHSF)

Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by covering patients’ parking

London, Ont. – For Krystyna Locke, birthdays are no longer just about candles and cake — they’re about compassion. After a 20-year journey with lymphoma, Krystyna is giving back in the weeks following

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A different kind of human: Steve Kieffer’s story

I’ve been dealing with epilepsy for nearly a decade. It started with strange sensations that occasionally followed stressful moments. I would suddenly overheat and have a funny feeling in my stomach

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News & Stories

Exist to live: Wayne MacDonald’s Story

Two pivotal research chairs positioned to transform cancer care

Constructing hope: Steve Arbour’s story

A letter to my kids: Jeff Slota’s Story

Cancer survivor celebrates birthday by covering patients’ parking

A different kind of human: Steve Kieffer’s story