Oncology
Research
Teaming up with patients and families for leading-edge stroke research
Hospital patients have long played a vital role in clinical trials by testing new medications and treatments aimed at advancing human health. And now, more and more often, patients and their family members are finding themselves on the other side of cutting-edge research, as key...
Oncology
HPV-based screening can help eliminate cervical cancer
Implementing human papillomavirus (HPV)-based screening in British Columbia could eliminate cervical cancer in the province before 2040, according to a modelling study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). More than 90 per cent of cervical cancer cases worldwide are caused by nine types of high-risk...
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MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
Conversations are critical when it comes to breast cancer screening
By Brenda Wilson, Wendy Levinson and Jennifer Young October is breast cancer awareness month and...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
Supporting Indigenous cancer patients
Without truth, there can be no reconciliation. That’s one of the messages Dionne Nolan is...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
COVID-19 and its unintended consequences on cancer care
By Jaimie Roebuck There is no pause button for cancer. We have no ability to...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
Number of cancer cases in Canada will increase in 2020 as population ages
As Canada’s population grows and ages, the cancer burden will remain high and even increase...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
Managing ovarian cancer risk in women with BRCA1/2 genetic variants
A new review to help physicians manage the risk of ovarian cancer in women...
MEDICAL SPECIALTIES
Research aims to identify resistance to breast cancer treatment
A simple test could improve the treatment odds of patients diagnosed with breast cancer,...
Oncology
Researchers discover genetic screening tool to predict healthy people at risk for leukemia
An international team of leukemia scientists has discovered how to predict healthy individuals at...
Oncology
Optimizing drug therapy for patients with cancer
Did you know that 1 in 2 Canadians are diagnosed with cancer at some...
Oncology
The right care in the right place at the right time
By Elise Copps Hamilton Health Sciences is making sure cancer patients get what they need,...
Oncology
Living with cancer, and left on their own
By Esther Green Living with cancer is about dealing with the unknown. It‘s about trying...
Oncology
Landmark study links tumour evolution to prostate cancer severity
By Hal Costie Largest-ever study of its kind uses a tumour’s past to accurately predict...
Oncology
Living with cancer: A report on the patient experience
By Esther Green Living with cancer is about dealing with the unknown. It‘s about trying...
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Surgery
Reducing wait times for hip and knee replacement surgeries
How can we reduce wait times for much needed hip and knee replacement surgery...
Nursing
Nursing Hero Hemodialysis Team
Rose Faratro, Celine D’Gama, Daniella Arustei, Eduardo Magtoto, Kalaivani Renganathan, Stella Fung, University Health...
Nursing
Nursing Hero Susan Wang
Susan Wang, Westpark Healthcare Centre It is with immense admiration and profound respect that I...
Education and Professional Development
Rethinking nursing education in a time of crisis
Canada’s healthcare system is grappling with a significant nursing shortage, a challenge exacerbated by...
