Published in The Globe and Mail
September 9, 2024
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When Sultan Ghani, 84, of Ottawa was diagnosed last year with lymphoma, a blood cancer, his children were by his side. Within days, two dozen relatives learned of his cancer and treatment plan through their ‘Family Tree’ WhatsApp group.
Not everyone in the South Asian community in Canada, though, is comfortable talking about cancer. The diagnosis can be kept a secret, treatment refused, and the worst prognosis assumed.