James Hinchcliffe, Robbie Wickens and Zachary Claman De Melo are all vying to bring Toronto a Canadian winner
[smartslider3 slider=43] The first time I attended the Honda Indy race in Toronto, my friend Scot Cameron, a former race car driver, told me to stand at the wall of the track at the straightaway and look directly across as a car goes past. “All you’ll see is a blur,” he said. “You’ll know it…
Radon is an invisible, silent, odourless killer. But it can be easily detected with this device
It lurks in your home but you can’t see or smell it. And it may just be putting your life at risk. No, it’s not carbon monoxide – it’s radon gas. According to Health Canada, radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. Smokers are at even a higher risk. Radon is…
To fight costs, Canadian patients are being denied coverage for biologics until all other (less expensive and less effective) measures are explored
As a stem cell biologist, I was very excited when Nobel laureate Dr. Shinya Yamanaka of Kyoto University developed cellular reprogramming, which enables us to generate patient-specific, induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Being pluripotent, these cells have the potential to make any cell or tissue type in the body. Being patient specific, tissues derived from…
Saskatchewan's Heather Wall created Visanbre Angel Blankets in honour of her aunts, all cancer victims
By Kevin McBain and Anna Polsfut The Kindersley Clarion It’s a deadly disease and it’s guaranteed you know someone affected by it. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Canada – one in four sufferers will die of the disease this year. It’s estimated that 206,200 new cases of cancer will be diagnosed this…
New immigrants and those from poorer neighbourhoods screened at lower rates in Canada
If you live in Ontario and you’re turning 50, expect to receive a birthday letter in the mail. It’s not from your loved ones (though they may send one, too) – it’s from the province’s cancer agency, Cancer Care Ontario. These letters represent a paradigm shift. A health-care agency is reaching out to people at risk…
Recent statistics show an alarming increase in mouth and throat cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, especially among men
Misinformation about breast cancer screening still a problem
The risks associated with HPV infection much greater than the risks associated with vaccination