#cancer
- Açores
Açores estão a preparar programa de rastreio do cancro do pulmão
O secretário regional da Saúde e Desporto apelou aos açorianos para responderem positivamente aos rastreios do Centro de Oncologia dos…
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Michelle Fazzari’s family says the Canadian Olympic wrestler is fighting cancer
Michelle Fazzari was fighting for gold at a wrestling event in Rome when she began to notice something felt wrong
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“Plants over Pills”
Em agosto de 2017 Sheriann Baker foi diagnosticada com um tumor no cérebro. Deram-lhe 10 anos de vida caso fizesse…
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Oncologist fears ‘tsunami of cancer’ after COVID-19 lockdowns limited screening
Cancer specialists are worried about the significant drop in the number of cancer screening, referrals and diagnoses in Canada since…
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Sales of cancer-fighting drugs soared in Canada over the past decade
Sales of medications to treat cancer have nearly tripled in Canada over the past decade, reaching $3.9 billion last year,…
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One Foot Wander
Esta é uma história que tem todos os ingredientes para acabar de uma forma pouco (ou nada) positiva. Mas,…
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More cancer cases in Canada projected as aging population grows, with lung cancer still deadliest form: study
A technician holds a mesh bag full of marbles meant to represent breast tissue, pointing out a single black marble…
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Costly cancer drugs thrown out because of one-size-fits-all packaging
The health-care system is wasting millions of dollars by buying cancer medications that are thrown out because of the way…
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A U.S. court blamed Roundup for causing cancer
Agriculture Ministry officials worried the government’s position on the health risks of Canada’s most widely used herbicide were “contradictory” following…
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Cape Breton cancer patient fed up with parking tickets handed out during chemo
A Cape Breton cancer patient says he’s had enough with the parking tickets he’s received while getting chemotherapy. Ron MacDonald has kidney…
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Whitehorse man says Stage 4 cancer could have been avoided if he had family doctor
“As I have come to find out, I was probably less than a month away from … writing up my last…
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Twice, he went to the ER with stomach pain. Both times, doctors missed Stage 4 cancer and sent him home
Around noon on a Monday in June, a trim 75-year-old man from the suburbs went to the emergency room at Vancouver…
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Pink October
Breast cancer has several shapes and variants. Each one brings different symptoms and treatments that results in different secondary effects.…
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Jim Carr, minister of international trade diversification, diagnosed with cancer
Jim Carr, the minister of international trade diversification and a Winnipeg MP, has been diagnosed with a type of blood…
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Ottawa researchers find diabetes drug has potential to prevent ovarian cancer
It’s early days, but Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden is hopeful a discovery by her team at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute could eventually be…
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Why this Toronto man is trying to boost diversity on Canada’s stem cell registry
In 2014, Tom Wong learned he had Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a rare form of blood cancer. The disease prevented his…
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Biocell breast implants pulled from sale in Canada
A brand of breast implant that has been linked to a rare form of cancer has been barred from Canada,…
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Surprising number of people with pancreatic cancer may miss out on life-prolonging treatment
Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek announced he’s undergoing treatment for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer. An estimated 5,500 Canadians will be diagnosed with the disease this year…
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Alex Trebek credits being Canadian for toughness in face of cancer
Alex Trebek says visiting Ottawa always feels like a homecoming. The longtime host of TV game show Jeopardy! — he’s been at the helm…
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Business gets on board the plant-based protein train
You know protein alternatives have hit the big time when the CEO of a multimillion-dollar meat company insists he’s now…
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N.S. man’s Stage 4 cancer is in remission after $900K treatment in Boston
When Stephen Saunders cracks a smile and holds out his hand, there’s now a pink to his cheeks and his…
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Cigarette packages will be the ‘ugliest colour in the world’ starting in November
Canadian cigarette packs will have to be plain, drab brown with standardized layouts and lettering under new rules that kick…
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Cancer survivor who dared premier for meeting in viral video gets her wish
The cancer survivor who dared the premier of Nova Scotia to meet with her about the problems she sees in the…
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‘This is the face of the health-care crisis’: Woman issues plea to N.S. premier
A mother in Nova Scotia living with cancer is challenging Premier Stephen McNeil to meet with her after a years-long battle…
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‘Damn it was good’: N.S. woman made most of life after cancer diagnosis
A 35-year-old Nova Scotia woman who died of cancer last week summed up her life in her self-written obituary by…
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Cancer patients treated for mental health conditions have greater risk of dying
Cancer patients who’ve been hospitalized for mental health problems before their cancer diagnosis face a higher risk of dying from…
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Why a mom with cervical cancer needs women — and their doctors — to hear her story
Karla Van Kessel followed all the rules: She exercised, ate well and got regular checkups, including Pap smears that screen…
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Alex Trebek thanks countless supporters after cancer announcement
Game show host Alex Trebek took to social media again to thank Jeopardy viewers after an outpouring of support following his announcement…
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Sticking Together
O Milénio Stadium esteve presente, este sábado (9), em mais Sticking Together – Breast Cancer Awareness, evento que juntou cerca…
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Low-cost skin-cancer detector developed by UBC researcher
A UBC researcher has developed a novel way of testing for skin cancer, using a low-cost, compact laser probe that can distinguish…
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