Toronto man’s HIV in remission after bone marrow transplant to treat cancer
A Toronto man could soon join a small club of people in the world considered cured of HIV following a bone marrow transplant to treat...
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New blood test aims to spot liver scarring when it’s still reversible and before it paves the way to cancer
A new blood test can detect a precursor to liver disease, which can in turn be a harbinger of cancer. The hope is that the...
Experimental drug doubles one-year survival in pancreatic cancer
An experimental treatment has doubled one-year survival rates for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest types of cancer, a new study reports. The drug, called...
4 cancers to make up nearly half of new Canadian cases in 2026: study
A new study by the Canadian Medical Association Journal estimates there will be more than 250,000 new cancer cases and 87,900 cancer-related deaths in Canada...
These Women Had Their Breasts Removed To Thwart Cancer. Then Came the Pain.
Three weeks after Sophia Bassan’s mastectomy, she felt a stabbing pain beneath her right armpit. In the following months, painful shocks radiated through her chest...
1 province is lowering colorectal cancer screening age and more could follow
One province and one territory are taking steps to lower the screening age for colorectal cancer, with more probing a similar change. Earlier this week,...
Breast cancer initiative sending patients to Alberta is reducing Sask. wait list
Descrease article font size Increase article font size With Saskatchewan struggling to keep up with breast cancer care, an initiative sending patients to Calgary to...
Pig semen molecule could deliver chemotherapy to hard-to-reach eye cancer, mouse study suggests
Scientists have found a way to get treatment for a rare type of cancer into the back of the eye without damaging the nearby structures:...
P.E.I. to become first province to lower colorectal cancer screening age to 45
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 30, 2026 1:17 pm Updated March 30, 2026 1:18 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size...
An exercise program proves life-changing for this Nova Scotia cancer patient
An exercise research program for cancer patients has been life-changing for an eighty-year-old Nova Scotian woman. After being diagnosed with stage three breast cancer, Roberta...