When Marie Blouin was first diagnosed with breast cancer last December, she was relieved it was detected early. By then, hospitals across the province had already limited surgeries to the most urgent cases, to free up beds and staff to treat COVID-19 patients. "We just want to make sure that cancer patients are not becoming collateral damage during this crisis," he said. Single and isolated from her family because of COVID-19, Blouin says it's sometimes hard to cope with so much uncertainty. Although her cancer is localized and not considered a major emergency, Blouin's mother, Françoise, died of breast cancer when Blouin was 10 years old.

Source: CBC News April 15, 2020 09:00 UTC