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Princess Margaret Hospital: The Philippa Harris Lecture, hosted by the Joint Centre for Bioethics

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Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, 610 University Avenue, The Dr. Bob Bell Auditorium, 6th Floor (room 6-604)

Presented by UHN Bioethics – The Philippa Harris Lecture featuring author and artist Teva Harrison

Teva Harrison is a young cancer patient and the author of a critically-acclaimed graphic novel, In-Between Days, which is published by the House of Anansi. Ms. Harrison will be discussing her personal experience navigating the disease and reflecting upon ethically-relevant issues such as self-identity, balancing medical uncertainty with long term goals and hope for the future, and the impact of cancer on important relationships.

Presented by UHN Bioethics – The Philippa Harris Lecture featuring author and artist Teva Harrison

Teva Harrison is a young cancer patient and the author of a critically-acclaimed graphic novel, In-Between Days, which is published by the House of Anansi. Ms. Harrison will be discussing her personal experience navigating the disease and reflecting upon ethically-relevant issues such as self-identity, balancing medical uncertainty with long term goals and hope for the future, and the impact of cancer on important relationships.

Free admission * No registration required * Light lunch at 12 noon

The Harris Lecture was established at Princess Margaret Hospital in 1981 by the friends and family of Philippa Harris, a caring, bright and enthusiastic student who died from cancer.

The Harris Lecture was established at Princess Margaret Hospital in 1981 by the friends and family of Philippa Harris, a caring, bright and enthusiastic student who died from cancer.