Ont. hospital ‘seeing a lot of younger patients’ with breast cancer – CTV

February 13, 2025

The Canadian Cancer Society says the number of new breast cancer patients in Canada is estimated to have hit a new high all-time high in 2024.

It’s a somber milestone that doctors and cancer survivor Robby Spring hopes will resonate with women across the country.

“I had a highly aggressive cancer which is why I ultimately needed chemo,” said Spring, recalling the diagnosis she received in May 2023.

Spring, who lives in Toronto, was diagnosed with breast cancer at 35. Just two months earlier, Spring’s 43-year-old sister was also told she had breast cancer. It was a crushing blow for their entire family. Five years earlier, their mother was also diagnosed with breast cancer.

At the time, Spring said, “I just didn’t want to call my mom. How could I tell her that she has two daughters going through cancer at the same time? One (daughter) is a nightmare, but two?”

Read more: https://www.ctvnews.ca/health/article/number-of-new-canadian-breast-cancer-patients-may-have-hit-an-all-time-high-in-2024/