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• Chemo Savvy celebrates 25 years

  Posted on February 25th, 2022 by Winnipeg Free Press - Myrna Driedger, OC MLA FOR ROBLIN

  On February 23, 2022, ChemoSavvy kicked-off their 25th Anniversary celebrations, and the Winnipeg Free Press published this in the Community Review.

• Manitoba woman fighting cancer wants vaccine eligibility expanded to those under 40 with health cond

  Posted on May 9th, 2021

  Congratulations to Brenda Millan, who volunteered to advocate for cancer survivors under 40 years of age, waiting for a COVID vaccination. She highlighted the needs of younger Manitobans living with health conditions to be included in COVID vaccination, voicing her perspective as a younger cancer survivor.

• Chemo Savvy wins the People’s Choice Award at the 2019 Festival of Lights Parade

  Posted on December 5th, 2019

  Chemosavvy continues to show the Community that we are that “BEACON OF HOPE”, a light in the darkness of a breast cancer diagnosis
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  Chemo Savvy makes waves at Canadian Nationals!

  Posted on August 22nd, 2019 by Pilipino Express

  Chemo Savvy Inc.’s dragon boat racing team had a great trip to the 2019 Canadian National Championships in Regina on August 10.
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  The Roar of the Dragons

  Posted on August 20th, 2019 by SIMON FULLER/CANSTAR NEWS/THE LANCE

  Local dragon boat competitors have ‘mind-blowing’ experience at Canadian championships
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  Breast Cancer Thrivers

  Posted on July 16th, 2019 by Regina Ramos-Urbano, Pilipino Express

  Chemo Savvy is off to the National Dragonboat Championships in Regina, Saskatchewan July 18 - 21, 2019

• Living with radiation-induced brachial plexopathy

  Posted on April 11th, 2018 by Canadian Breast Cancer Network

  This is a rare side-effect of radiation treatment for breast cancer that affects approximately 1 percent of breast cancer patients.
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  A Special Reunion Planned for Florence

  Posted on March 16th, 2018 by International Breast Cancer Paddlers’ Commission

  Peggy the Paddling Bear returns to Chemo Savvy!. See Peggy’s travels on her facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Peggy-Paddling-Bear-321331791371576/

• Cancer survivors celebrate 20 years of dragon boating

  Posted on February 6th, 2017 by Global News Morning Winnipeg

  Two team members are interviewed on Global Winnipeg’s morning show to discuss the history of Chemo-Savvy and the support they’ve found through the team.
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  ChemoSavvy Keeps us Strong!

  Posted on January 28th, 2017 by Winnipeg Free Press January 28, 2017

  Interview with members of ChemoSavvy.