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standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

inside the desperate fight to access promising, but experimental, treatments for an aggressive brain tumour

immune-based therapies have been successful in treating other cancers, such as advanced melanoma and advanced non-small cell lung cancer, but none have been approved to treat glioblastoma.

maja begovic, jul 18 2023

glioblastoma: 'this type of cancer isn't fair'

standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

karen hawthorne

how i care for glioblastoma: 'jeannie was encased with love'

standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

maja begovic

machado: life isn't always a straight line. how are you taking the corners?

standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

lisa machado

what if cancer cells could be transformed into cancer killers?

standard treatments for glioblastoma left khola with severe side effects and did little to shrink the tumour.

dave yasvinski

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opinion: canadian healthcare choke points put patient lives at risk

canada’s healthcare system is strained. it was always strained. it was designed that way.

dr. david j stewart

patient advocacy

nov 16 2023

canadian emergency departments are now overwhelmed due to too many sick canadians having to wait too long at chokepoints.

crowdfunding cancer charity hopes to help innovative new therapies escape ‘valley of death’

as the arrival of liver cancer awareness month calls much-needed attention to another worthy cause, a former researcher is trying to change the way we wage war on the disease.

dave yasvinski

oct 2 2023

chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill growing cancer cells. it is a common treatment options for cancer patients.

record-breaking wildfires raise questions about health impact on canadians

as the wildfire season breaks records year after year, experts warn even canadians in traditionally unaffected areas need to learn how to protect themselves from smoke inhalation.

dave yasvinski

aug 10 2023

while the short-term effects of this exposure can include headaches, burning eyes and sore throats there isn’t a ton of reliable research to inform canadians on the long-term risks.

nahid acupuncture clinic offers traditional chinese and laser treatments in saskatoon

nahid mobini, who was a medical doctor in iran and an acupuncturist in china before moving to saskatoon, has opened an acupuncture clinic on 8th street

don rice

世界杯2022赛程时间表

jul 25 2023

owner nahid mobini at nahid acupuncture clinic in saskatoon, sask., on tuesday, july 18, 2023.

local health providers marking world hepatitis day with free testing

the windsor essex community health centre and partner o...

taylor campbell

世界杯2022赛程时间表

jul 25 2023

the former windsor water world building is shown on wednesday, september 7, 2022. the city has had a homelessness and housing (h4) hub set up at the former indoor water park since 2020.

cornwall woman's family pleads for 'miracle' drug to treat her cystic fibrosis

twenty-five-year-old chanelle lafleche has to stop and ...

elizabeth payne

世界杯2022赛程时间表

jul 24 2023

chanelle lafleche, 25, and her dog, everest, on sunday, july 23, 2023. lafleche, who has a rare genetic sub-type of cystic fibrosis, is among about 10 per cent of cf patients who are not approved for trikafta in canada. many describe the drug as a miracle for people with cf.

what if cancer cells could be transformed into cancer killers?

a team of researchers has developed a way to reprogram cancer cells in order to eradicate brain tumours and prevent them from returning.

dave yasvinski

jan 6 2023

with gene engineering, researchers are developing a therapeutic that stimulates the immune system to destroy primary tumours and prevent cancer. getty

12 signs that you may have a brain tumour

any cancer can spread to the brain, but the types that commonly do include melanoma and breast, colon, kidney and lung cancers.

dave yasvinski

aug 17 2022

it is estimated that 55,000 canadians are currently living with a brain tumour, according to the brain tumour foundation of canada. getty