Today is Metastatic Breast Cancer Awareness Day
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MBC is breast cancer that has spread to other parts of the body.

Some people, like me, are diagnosed at stage 4, this is called de novo, others have the cancer come back after it has been treated this is called a recurrence.

Just a few days away from the Run for the Cure and my team the @westislanddragons are fundraising for metastatic breast cancer research. Link in my bio and my story 🩷

This is why I do the Run for the Cure! Research saves lives including my own!

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This is why I do the Run for the Cure! Research saves lives including my own!

support.cancer.ca/goto/Megansu...

I've taken the challenge to fundraise for the CIBC Run for the Cure! Will you help make a difference and support me with a donation?
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A milestone to celebrate! Five years ago Dr.A called me to tell me that I was stopping what was originally planned to be lifelong treatments. It was a shock and it took time to adjust to not going to the hospital every month.

Another milestone to celebrate today! On this day in 2016 I got my post treatment PET scan results that told me that all the cancer cells in my body were dead, I was NEAD (no evidence of active disease) I had a PCR (pathologic complete response) to my treatment, which is ideal.

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Today is World Lymphedema Day.

I was officially diagnosed with lymphedema in 2017, but I had been dealing with its symptoms since 2015.

Today is Rare Disease Day

A day to focus on rare diseases and striving for equity in healthcare, access to diagnosis and therapies for people living with a rare disease.

Education about #inflammatorybreastcancer for both patients and healthcare workers can improve outcomes for Canadians. Thank you @ctvnews-rss.bsky.social Toronto for airing this. Can it please go national?

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While in treatment I discovered dragon boating and fell in love with the sport. I joined a Breast Cancer Survivor team and have been paddling my heart out ever since.
Dragon Boat Canada is going to be holding tryouts for a National BCS (breast cancer survivor) team.

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Today is @worldcancerday
Cancer turns your world upside down and every experience is unique.

This photo was taken by @yorgisphoto in 2016 not long after my diagnosis.

Being diagnosed with de novo stage 4 HER2+ HR- inflammatory breast cancer in 2016 at 45 definitely turned my life upside down.

Happy to report that I have been accepted into the AACR Scientist <-> Survivor Program for 2025!

I will be heading to Chicago in April where I will get to attend the conference and present a poster during it.

It’s been 9 years since I had my first round of chemotherapy and immunotherapy at the Cedars Cancer Centre at the MUHC. In a few months I will be celebrating 5 years since I was able to stop treatment which is still surreal for me.

On January 20, 2016 I walked into the Cedars Cancer centre at the MUHC for the first time. I met my oncologist, Dr.A discussed my diagnosis, my treatment plan and my PET scan results.

On the train ride home now and still processing all the amazing knowledge floating around in my head. I will start with one of the things that stayed at the top of my mind.

Lung cancer is the most common cancer, and by far the leading killer of all cancers in Canada.

#LungSummitCanada

#LungSummitCanada priorities
1)Reduce exposure to carcinogenic inhalants
2)Detect Lung Cancer Earlier
3) Improve access to timely best in class care
4)Accelerate lung cancer research

On my way to Toronto to attend the #LungSummitCanada