People should be able to get a mammogram starting at age 40 but it shouldn’t be routinely offered to women under 50 who are of average risk, new Canadian screening guidelines …
White Coat Black Art26:30The rapper battling Stage 4 colon cancer A Hamilton, Ont., musician and actor who is fighting fourth-stage colon cancer is calling on his provincial government to lower …
A family doctor who helped create an anti-Black racism course for health professionals says she hopes participants will “unlearn” long-standing discriminatory practices that contribute to inequitable care for a vulnerable group. …
Quebec is expanding its breast cancer screening program, which offers free mammograms without a doctor’s referral, to those between the ages of 70 and 74. Until now, the Québec Breast …
The Saskatchewan government says it will create a breast health centre in Regina and expand screening eligibility to improve wait times in the province. Health Minister Everett Hindley made the announcement on Tuesday. It …
Leveraging resources such as virtual data rooms and shared labs makes it easier for biotech startups to grow. This is good news: We need more companies attacking cancer from novel …
British Columbia is transitioning to test for cervical cancer through HPV screening, meaning patients will be able to provide samples from home and ultimately test less often if their results …
On Jan. 18, 1998, Kent Dooley sat across from a brilliant pediatric pathologist with a devoted following at Halifax’s IWK Grace children’s and maternity hospital and told him he was …
The Dose23:23How do I get screened for cervical cancer? Getting a Pap test can be an uncomfortable experience. For people who have undergone sexual trauma or experienced discrimination in a …
MaryAnn Bradley was bracing herself for a heart disease diagnosis when her cardiologist told her an X-ray showed a shadow on her right lung. “I just thought I was going …