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'the first time this has happened in cancer': tumours disappear in every rectal cancer patient
despite the small sample size, the results of the drug trial are groundbreaking, offering hope also for the treatment of pancreatic, bladder and stomach cancer.
maija kappler
cancer
jun 13 2022
colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer type in canada, affecting nearly 27,000 people. getty

this protein may be the cause of anxiety when we stop drinking: study
the hope is with further research, the protein (csf1) can be targeted to help people battle mental health issues when cutting down alcohol use.
chris arnold
alcohol
jun 13 2022
researchers found that a protein called colony stimulating factor 1 (csf1), could be used later to treat alcohol use disorder. getty

as told to: 'i don't have any more tears to cry'
selvajothy manotheepan was a dancer until als robbed her of the ability to move. but despite facing monumental losses, she wants others to know that joy is possible.
as told to sadaf ahsan
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)
jun 9 2022
selvajothy manotheepan describes her family as her saviours. supplied

sudden adult death syndrome is trending — but it’s not a covid-19 phenomenon
sudden adult death syndrome, a misnomer for sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, has been studied for decades.
emma jones
heart health
jun 8 2022
sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (sads) occurs when a person’s heart appears to stop without cause. getty

health care that's 'devoid of kindness' and 'hipster doughnuts': sue robins on surviving life as a patient
vancouver activist, author and breast cancer survivor sue robins shares critical insights on the state of canada's health-care system in her new book, ducks in a row: healthcare reimagined.
karen hawthorne
breast cancer
jun 8 2022
sue robins' latest book is aimed at helping people move health care “from a corporate model to the foundation of caring for each other as human beings.” supplied

non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease no match for a healthy lifestyle and diet
cutting out saturated fat and sugary drinks and increasing physical activity can slow the progression of non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease.
andy de santis, rd
liver diseases
jun 8 2022
the 2020 espen clinical guidelines for liver disease points to the mediterranean diet as the most effective nutrition strategy to improve insulin resistance and reduce liver fat storage in people with non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease. getty

does a cancer diagnosis raise the risk of diabetes?
certain specific kinds of cancer appear to increase the diabetes risk, according to a new study.
dave yasvinski
cancer
jun 6 2022
the study also showed that cancer survivors who developed diabetes generally died sooner than those that did not. getty

what it feels like: 'it was my job to fight' after hiv diagnosis
"i decided that it was my job to fight," chef allan said, in the face of his hiv diagnosis. "i didn't want to die in my 30s. i love life. i was a good person."
emma jones
hiv/aids
jun 6 2022
allan carpenter — also known as chef allan — was diagnosed with hiv in 1988. credit: ken meyers studio
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'the first time this has happened in cancer': tumours disappear in every rectal cancer patient
despite the small sample size, the results of the drug trial are groundbreaking, offering hope also for the treatment of pancreatic, bladder and stomach cancer.
maija kappler
cancer
jun 13 2022
colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer type in canada, affecting nearly 27,000 people. getty

this protein may be the cause of anxiety when we stop drinking: study
the hope is with further research, the protein (csf1) can be targeted to help people battle mental health issues when cutting down alcohol use.
chris arnold
alcohol
jun 13 2022
researchers found that a protein called colony stimulating factor 1 (csf1), could be used later to treat alcohol use disorder. getty

as told to: 'i don't have any more tears to cry'
selvajothy manotheepan was a dancer until als robbed her of the ability to move. but despite facing monumental losses, she wants others to know that joy is possible.
as told to sadaf ahsan
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)
jun 9 2022
selvajothy manotheepan describes her family as her saviours. supplied

sudden adult death syndrome is trending — but it’s not a covid-19 phenomenon
sudden adult death syndrome, a misnomer for sudden arrhythmia death syndrome, has been studied for decades.
emma jones
heart health
jun 8 2022
sudden arrhythmia death syndrome (sads) occurs when a person’s heart appears to stop without cause. getty
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movember canada

health care that's 'devoid of kindness' and 'hipster doughnuts': sue robins on surviving life as a patient
vancouver activist, author and breast cancer survivor sue robins shares critical insights on the state of canada's health-care system in her new book, ducks in a row: healthcare reimagined.
karen hawthorne
breast cancer
jun 8 2022
sue robins' latest book is aimed at helping people move health care “from a corporate model to the foundation of caring for each other as human beings.” supplied

non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease no match for a healthy lifestyle and diet
cutting out saturated fat and sugary drinks and increasing physical activity can slow the progression of non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease.
andy de santis, rd
liver diseases
jun 8 2022
the 2020 espen clinical guidelines for liver disease points to the mediterranean diet as the most effective nutrition strategy to improve insulin resistance and reduce liver fat storage in people with non-2022年世界杯预选赛阿根廷 liver disease. getty

does a cancer diagnosis raise the risk of diabetes?
certain specific kinds of cancer appear to increase the diabetes risk, according to a new study.
dave yasvinski
cancer
jun 6 2022
the study also showed that cancer survivors who developed diabetes generally died sooner than those that did not. getty

what it feels like: 'it was my job to fight' after hiv diagnosis
"i decided that it was my job to fight," chef allan said, in the face of his hiv diagnosis. "i didn't want to die in my 30s. i love life. i was a good person."
emma jones
hiv/aids
jun 6 2022
allan carpenter — also known as chef allan — was diagnosed with hiv in 1988. credit: ken meyers studio
powered by
the leukemia & lymphoma society of canada (llsc)

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