UHN | Grateful Patient | James Kanarek

When Mary Connell received the heart-wrenching news that her then-24-year-old son James Kanarek had a rare, cancerous brain tumour, she knew there was only one place to take him - "I knew he had to go to Toronto Western [Hospital].” James was diagnosed more than two years ago with chondrosarcoma - a rare, malignant brain tumour of the skull base that typically presents itself in older adults - and has undergone a biopsy and two successful high-risk surgeries at UHN to remove the tumour that was wrapping around his carotid artery, the main highway of blood to the brain. Read the full story: bit.ly/3VNb5bf
UHN is Canada's No. 1 hospital and the world's No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 20,000 members of TeamUHN, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education at UHN and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care.