Liver cancer is to blame for more than a thousand deaths every year in Ontario — and most of these occur in the Greater Toronto Area. In fact, the epidemic level of liver cancer in this city often goes unrecognized, as it’s diluted by provincial and national statistics. So whatRead More →
The list of cancers being taken down by immunotherapy keeps growing. NEW ORLEANS – New immunotherapy drugs are showing significant and extended effectiveness against a broadening range of cancers, including rare and intractable tumours often caused by viruses. Researchers say these advances suggest the treatment approach is poised to becomeRead More →
Long-term use of proton pump inhibitors – popular drugs commonly used to treated heartburn, acid reflux and ulcers – could lead to kidney damage and severe kidney disease. The researchers conclude long-term use of PPIs may cause harm to the kidneys and should be avoided. This was the conclusion researchersRead More →
DERMATOLOGISTS are good at spotting unusual bits of skin that might or might not be cancers. Testing whether they actually are, though, is quite literally a bloody pain. For a piece of skin to be identified as malignant or benign it must be cut out and sent to a laboratoryRead More →
By Anne-Marie Tobin (CP) – Mar 24, 2010 TORONTO — As Donna Hammill-Chalk undergoes treatment for breast cancer, she can log onto the website at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto, type in a username and secure password, and gain access to her medical records. In Prince Edward Island, her mother,Read More →
They’re considered a vital tool in diagnosing cancer and deciding how to treat it. But in Ontario, cancer patients don’t have access to PET scanners — imaging technology around for almost 30 years but still considered experimental in this province. “If I was a cancer patient, I would definitely screamRead More →