Canada’s new cancer figures reflect a mixed message: study
Cancer continues to be the biggest killer in Canada, but more people are surviving up to 25 years after being diagnosed, a new study has found. Cancer is the leading cause …
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My patients became my ‘doctors’ when I was diagnosed with cancer
This First Person column is the experience of Dr. Nhung N. Tran-Davies, who lives in Calmar, Alta. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. A singing …
Wait lists for hip, knee replacements, other priority procedures longer than before pandemic
Patients in all provinces are waiting longer for hip and knee replacements, cancer surgeries and other priority procedures than before the COVID-19 pandemic, national data shows. A report released Thursday …
Why this Ontario rapper says colon cancer screening should start at age 30, not 50
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 …
This commonly prescribed cancer drug was supposed to help save his life, instead it killed him
When Dr. Anil Kapoor was diagnosed with stage four colon cancer in January his prognosis was positive, and his family was hopeful treatment would buy him several more years. But …
Lung cancer still biggest cancer killer, but death rates are improving, report finds
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 …