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'how could this have been allowed?': breast cancer screening study vilified for flaws
dr. jean seely, a professor of radiology at the university of ottawa, is calling for women age 40 and up to get regular mammograms.
chris arnold
breast cancer
nov 25, 2021
in 2021, more than 27,000 women in canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer, the canadian cancer society says. getty

shift: sick or not sick, diagnostic backlogs have us all on the edge
there are thousands of canadians whose diagnoses have turned deadly because of backlogs in our healthcare system.
lisa machado
shift
nov 22, 2021
getting timely tests was difficult before the pandemic. now they are virtually at a stand-still, and canadians are at risk. getty

test your home for radon, health unit urges
in recognition of radon action month in canada, public health officials on monday warned of the dangers of the odorless, colourless, tasteless gas that can enter homes through cracks and drains in the foundation.
taylor campbell
世界杯决赛2022
nov 17, 2021
a radon test kit is shown at the windsor-essex county health unit on wednesday, november 1, 2017.

smart bras, molecular imaging and genome sequencing: innovations take on breast cancer
the goal is to refine screening approaches for the general population. right now, women turn 50 and start having mammograms.
healthy debate
breast cancer
nov 16, 2021
what if a bra, taking images like an mri, could detect breast cancer? getty

how a cross-generational friendship built a lifeline for canadians diagnosed with stomach cancer
teresa tiano and katy kosyachkova used their shared experience with stomach cancer to create my gut feeling - stomach cancer foundation of canada.
teresa tiano & katy kosyachkova
opinion
nov 16, 2021
teresa tiano (left) and katy kosyachkova found friendship and support after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. supplied

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12, 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty

even if using e-cigarettes to stop smoking worked, there's no evidence that it's safe
e-cigarettes and vape pens can contain 'thousands' of chemicals not disclosed by the manufacturers, including the potentially hazardous tributylphosphine oxide.
emma jones
cancer
nov 10, 2021
according to research, people who used e-cigarettes were more likely to try quitting again a few months after they relapsed. getty

christopher labos: what we can learn from the hpv vaccine
it is sometimes hard to remember that cervical cancer used to be one of the most common and deadly cancers in women.
christopher labos, special to the montreal gazette
世界杯决赛2022
nov 09, 2021
health workers administer hpv vaccines to elementary school students in jakarta, indonesia. vaccines are much less resource-intensive than a strategy that requires regular testing and follow-up, notes christopher labos.
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'how could this have been allowed?': breast cancer screening study vilified for flaws
dr. jean seely, a professor of radiology at the university of ottawa, is calling for women age 40 and up to get regular mammograms.
chris arnold
breast cancer
nov 25, 2021
in 2021, more than 27,000 women in canada will be diagnosed with breast cancer, the canadian cancer society says. getty

shift: sick or not sick, diagnostic backlogs have us all on the edge
there are thousands of canadians whose diagnoses have turned deadly because of backlogs in our healthcare system.
lisa machado
shift
nov 22, 2021
getting timely tests was difficult before the pandemic. now they are virtually at a stand-still, and canadians are at risk. getty

test your home for radon, health unit urges
in recognition of radon action month in canada, public health officials on monday warned of the dangers of the odorless, colourless, tasteless gas that can enter homes through cracks and drains in the foundation.
taylor campbell
世界杯决赛2022
nov 17, 2021
a radon test kit is shown at the windsor-essex county health unit on wednesday, november 1, 2017.

smart bras, molecular imaging and genome sequencing: innovations take on breast cancer
the goal is to refine screening approaches for the general population. right now, women turn 50 and start having mammograms.
healthy debate
breast cancer
nov 16, 2021
what if a bra, taking images like an mri, could detect breast cancer? getty
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canadian centre for caregiving excellence

how a cross-generational friendship built a lifeline for canadians diagnosed with stomach cancer
teresa tiano and katy kosyachkova used their shared experience with stomach cancer to create my gut feeling - stomach cancer foundation of canada.
teresa tiano & katy kosyachkova
opinion
nov 16, 2021
teresa tiano (left) and katy kosyachkova found friendship and support after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. supplied

asking for a friend: is smoking half a cigarette healthier than smoking whole one?
with more than 7,000 toxic chemicals like tar, benzene and acetone, it's better not to smoke at all.
maja begovic
advice
nov 12, 2021
nothing good comes from smoking. getty

even if using e-cigarettes to stop smoking worked, there's no evidence that it's safe
e-cigarettes and vape pens can contain 'thousands' of chemicals not disclosed by the manufacturers, including the potentially hazardous tributylphosphine oxide.
emma jones
cancer
nov 10, 2021
according to research, people who used e-cigarettes were more likely to try quitting again a few months after they relapsed. getty

christopher labos: what we can learn from the hpv vaccine
it is sometimes hard to remember that cervical cancer used to be one of the most common and deadly cancers in women.
christopher labos, special to the montreal gazette
世界杯决赛2022
nov 09, 2021
health workers administer hpv vaccines to elementary school students in jakarta, indonesia. vaccines are much less resource-intensive than a strategy that requires regular testing and follow-up, notes christopher labos.
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diabetes canada
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