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canadian researchers develop new type of mri that makes cancer easier to detect
tested on people with prostate cancer, the technique increases the chances of earlier diagnosis.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
mar 23 2022
prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer in canada, with an estimated 23,300 people receiving a diagnosis in 2020, according to the public health agency of canada. getty

as told to: a london, ont. family shares their story of survival and resilience in the face of childhood cancer
'you’ve got to take it not even day by day, but minute by minute and just keep moving forward,' says the wynette family of getting through nine-year-old nash's bout with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
as told to sadaf ahsan
cancer
mar 23 2022
the wynette family (from left to right), kyle, nash, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2018, reid and julie. supplied

new technology catches over 95 per cent of deadly cancer
pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year relative survival rate of all major cancer killers and is the only one for which both the incidence and death rates are rising.
dave yasvinski
pancreatic cancer
mar 22 2022
pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose because symptoms do not often appear during the early stages of the disease when surgery is still an option. getty

a 'tan' you can inject has health risks, including cancer
melanotan-ii is available online, even though it hasn't been approved for human use and carries health risks including nausea and skin cancer.
maija kappler
skin health
mar 22 2022
a chemical called melanotan-ii, sometimes referred to as the "barbie drug," is ingested either through an injection or a nasal spray. getty

major study shows the need to improve how scientists approach early-stage cancer research
independent scientists found that the odds of replicating results of 50 preclinical experiments from 23 high-profile published studies were no better than a coin toss.
the conversation
cancer
mar 21 2022
it’s important to get preclinical findings right. when they are wrong, scientists waste resources pursuing false leads. getty

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: what it feels like
bruce morton has been treated five times for the rare, and potentially fatal, disease.
emma jones
what it feels like
mar 21 2022
bruce morton has ttp, a blood disorder caused by a faulty enzyme called adamts13. supplied

bad news allergy-sufferers, pollen season could last longer
among the many ways climate change is affecting our health, rising temperatures may extend the season of season of stuffy noses.
chris arnold
allergies
mar 18 2022
climate change can lead to a longer pollen season. getty

when it comes to facial scars, we are 'our own worst critics'
people with scars on their faces are likely to perceive them as more severe than their own surgeon, or even a stranger.
maija kappler
skin health
mar 17 2022
patients' facial scars may feel more visible to them than to other people. getty
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movember canada
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the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)
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canadian researchers develop new type of mri that makes cancer easier to detect
tested on people with prostate cancer, the technique increases the chances of earlier diagnosis.
dave yasvinski
prostate cancer
mar 23 2022
prostate cancer is the fourth most common cancer in canada, with an estimated 23,300 people receiving a diagnosis in 2020, according to the public health agency of canada. getty

as told to: a london, ont. family shares their story of survival and resilience in the face of childhood cancer
'you’ve got to take it not even day by day, but minute by minute and just keep moving forward,' says the wynette family of getting through nine-year-old nash's bout with acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
as told to sadaf ahsan
cancer
mar 23 2022
the wynette family (from left to right), kyle, nash, who was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia in 2018, reid and julie. supplied

new technology catches over 95 per cent of deadly cancer
pancreatic cancer has the lowest five-year relative survival rate of all major cancer killers and is the only one for which both the incidence and death rates are rising.
dave yasvinski
pancreatic cancer
mar 22 2022
pancreatic cancer is difficult to diagnose because symptoms do not often appear during the early stages of the disease when surgery is still an option. getty

a 'tan' you can inject has health risks, including cancer
melanotan-ii is available online, even though it hasn't been approved for human use and carries health risks including nausea and skin cancer.
maija kappler
skin health
mar 22 2022
a chemical called melanotan-ii, sometimes referred to as the "barbie drug," is ingested either through an injection or a nasal spray. getty
powered by
movember canada

major study shows the need to improve how scientists approach early-stage cancer research
independent scientists found that the odds of replicating results of 50 preclinical experiments from 23 high-profile published studies were no better than a coin toss.
the conversation
cancer
mar 21 2022
it’s important to get preclinical findings right. when they are wrong, scientists waste resources pursuing false leads. getty

thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: what it feels like
bruce morton has been treated five times for the rare, and potentially fatal, disease.
emma jones
what it feels like
mar 21 2022
bruce morton has ttp, a blood disorder caused by a faulty enzyme called adamts13. supplied

bad news allergy-sufferers, pollen season could last longer
among the many ways climate change is affecting our health, rising temperatures may extend the season of season of stuffy noses.
chris arnold
allergies
mar 18 2022
climate change can lead to a longer pollen season. getty

when it comes to facial scars, we are 'our own worst critics'
people with scars on their faces are likely to perceive them as more severe than their own surgeon, or even a stranger.
maija kappler
skin health
mar 17 2022
patients' facial scars may feel more visible to them than to other people. getty
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

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