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Tag: Cancer
New breast screening guidelines fail Canadian women
Reading Time: 4 minutes Outdated material used by the task force could result in the deaths of far too many women. A new set of guidelines must be drawn up
National pharmacare can hurt patients more than it helps
Reading Time: 4 minutes Will likely result in reduced access to new drugs, and delay research and development
Marijuana’s medical attributes vastly overstated
Reading Time: 4 minutes Pot’s benefits have been overstated by political advocates and scientists, whose bias may have tainted research results
Monsanto lawsuit ruling leaves Bayer in need of more Aspirin
Reading Time: 3 minutes Monsanto, now a division of Bayer, ordered to pay $289M to a single plaintiff. Even if Monsanto’s brands no longer exist, its legacy remains
Three Canadian drivers bring added excitement to this year’s Honda Indy
Reading Time: 4 minutes James Hinchcliffe, Robbie Wickens and Zachary Claman De Melo are all vying to bring Toronto a Canadian winner
Is your home killing you?
Reading Time: 3 minutes Radon is an invisible, silent, odourless killer. But it can be easily detected with this device
Patients being kept in the dark about best treatment plans
Reading Time: 4 minutes To fight costs, Canadian patients are being denied coverage for biologics until all other (less expensive and less effective) measures are explored
For colon cancer, the best test is the one you’re willing to do
Reading Time: 4 minutes New immigrants and those from poorer neighbourhoods screened at lower rates in Canada
HPV vaccine must be given to all Canadian children
Reading Time: 3 minutes Recent statistics show an alarming increase in mouth and throat cancers caused by the human papillomavirus, especially among men