Tag: Cancer
Areola tattoos help breast cancers heal – and not just physically
For the first time in her eight-year-old granddaughter’s life, Carol Shields wasn’t able to go trick-or-treating with her on Halloween of 2013. It was...
Pants off for Prostate Cancer in Toronto
On Thursday, June 12, Pants Off for Prostate Cancer returns for its 5th year as one of Toronto’s hottest – and most revealing –...
Diagnosing testicular cancer
On April 22, 2003, my son Adam was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Adam was only 18 years old and looking forward to his future...
Simple Blood Test Could Detect Cancer Early
Detecting many forms of cancer may soon be as easy as a simple blood test, according to a new study. The blood test, developed by...
Weekend to end Women’s Cancer
The Shoppers Drug Mart® Weekend to End Women’s Cancers™ Benefiting The Campbell Family Cancer Research Institute at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre is a Weekend...
Breast Cancer Screening: New Study Suggests Benefit of Early Mammograms
Whether women in their 40s benefit from getting mammograms to detect breast cancer is controversial, but a new study argues in favor of more...
Cancer patient on chemo finishes Ironman Triathlon in B.C.
An Ottawa woman undergoing chemotherapy for pancreatic cancer completed the Ironman Triathlon in British Columbia on Sunday, to the amazement of her doctor.
Sindy Hooper,...
Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped
By Kathryn Doyle, NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many...
Jack Andraka: 15-Year-Old Creates Test for Pancreatic Cancer
Jack Andraka of Crownsville: 15-Year-Old Creates Test for Pancreatic Cancer, was awarded first place for his new method to detect pancreatic cancer at this...