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what it feels like: diagnosed with small intestine cancer in the middle of a pandemic
diagnosed during the covid-19 pandemic, dave beaton would have to drive more than two hours for treatment — from the remote community of mindemoya to the cancer care clinic in sudbury, ontario.
emma jones
cancer
jun 2 2023
dave was awake and watching the video feed from an intestinal scope when it came across a mass in his small intestine.

crohn's and colitis canada: inflammatory bowel disease also comes with stigma, cancer risk and mental health issues
report finds concerning rates of inflammatory bowel disease in canada, particularly in kids under 6.
karen hawthorne
inflammatory bowel disease
jun 1 2023
"patients are often suffering silently because there’s a stigma — they may not look like they have a disability. it’s really important for everybody to realize that this is a disability and this affects every aspect of your life every day," says dr. eric benchimol. getty

glioblastoma: 'this type of cancer isn't fair'
a university health network clinical trial is showing promise for people living with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
karen hawthorne
brain cancer
may 30 2023
most drugs, including chemotherapy, can’t get to the brain because of the blood-brain barrier. getty

new discovery may help researchers stop skin cancer from spreading
melanoma cells are able to alter their energy systems and change their structure, allowing them to slither their way deeper into the body’s tissues.
dave yasvinski
skin cancer
may 30 2023
sun exposure is one of the leading risk factors for developing skin cancers like melanoma.

li-fraumeni syndrome raises the risk of cancer to 90 per cent
chiquita hessels lives with lfs, a rare genetic disorder, as does her two sons and three other family members.
robin roberts
cancer
may 25 2023
lfs is a rare inherited disorder that requires regular screening. getty

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?
someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
cancer
may 24 2023
there is a cost to a serious illness that goes beyond simply the possible loss of life. it changes everything, shatters relationships, careers, mental and emotional health. getty

bladder cancer has typically affected older people who smoke, but now it's showing up in younger non-smokers. and we don't know why.
bladder cancer canada's cassie schooley says that even if you don't fit the risk profile for bladder cancer, there's one symptom that absolutely requires a doctor's appointment.
robin roberts
bladder cancer
may 19 2023
bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in canada. getty

hpv screening kit puts women in control: researcher
hpv collection kits may be the key to making cervical cancer screening more accessible.
dave yasvinski
human papillomavirus (hpv).
may 16 2023
"at-home kits can better reach people without access to screening, who are embarrassed by a cervical exam or whose religious beliefs include modesty,” said study co-author noel t. brewer.
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what it feels like: diagnosed with small intestine cancer in the middle of a pandemic
diagnosed during the covid-19 pandemic, dave beaton would have to drive more than two hours for treatment — from the remote community of mindemoya to the cancer care clinic in sudbury, ontario.
emma jones
cancer
jun 2 2023
dave was awake and watching the video feed from an intestinal scope when it came across a mass in his small intestine.

crohn's and colitis canada: inflammatory bowel disease also comes with stigma, cancer risk and mental health issues
report finds concerning rates of inflammatory bowel disease in canada, particularly in kids under 6.
karen hawthorne
inflammatory bowel disease
jun 1 2023
"patients are often suffering silently because there’s a stigma — they may not look like they have a disability. it’s really important for everybody to realize that this is a disability and this affects every aspect of your life every day," says dr. eric benchimol. getty

glioblastoma: 'this type of cancer isn't fair'
a university health network clinical trial is showing promise for people living with glioblastoma, an aggressive brain cancer.
karen hawthorne
brain cancer
may 30 2023
most drugs, including chemotherapy, can’t get to the brain because of the blood-brain barrier. getty

new discovery may help researchers stop skin cancer from spreading
melanoma cells are able to alter their energy systems and change their structure, allowing them to slither their way deeper into the body’s tissues.
dave yasvinski
skin cancer
may 30 2023
sun exposure is one of the leading risk factors for developing skin cancers like melanoma.

li-fraumeni syndrome raises the risk of cancer to 90 per cent
chiquita hessels lives with lfs, a rare genetic disorder, as does her two sons and three other family members.
robin roberts
cancer
may 25 2023
lfs is a rare inherited disorder that requires regular screening. getty

machado: would you keep a scary diagnosis a secret?
someone managing a health condition should never be made to feel responsible for the opinions, perceptions and worries of others, and yet, they are.
lisa machado
cancer
may 24 2023
there is a cost to a serious illness that goes beyond simply the possible loss of life. it changes everything, shatters relationships, careers, mental and emotional health. getty

bladder cancer has typically affected older people who smoke, but now it's showing up in younger non-smokers. and we don't know why.
bladder cancer canada's cassie schooley says that even if you don't fit the risk profile for bladder cancer, there's one symptom that absolutely requires a doctor's appointment.
robin roberts
bladder cancer
may 19 2023
bladder cancer is the fifth most common cancer in canada. getty

hpv screening kit puts women in control: researcher
hpv collection kits may be the key to making cervical cancer screening more accessible.
dave yasvinski
human papillomavirus (hpv).
may 16 2023
"at-home kits can better reach people without access to screening, who are embarrassed by a cervical exam or whose religious beliefs include modesty,” said study co-author noel t. brewer.
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

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