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Rebuilding a Stronger Cancer System

March 29, 2022

Cancer is and will continue to be one of the top health concerns for Canadians as our health systems rebuild to support ...

Cancer treatment with Immunotherapies: video

June 22, 2021

Over the past decade, immunotherapies have revolutionized the way we treat cancer. This next generation of new cancer ...

Healthcare system needs to prepare for wave of seniors with cancer

September 30, 2019

CARP Expert Panel looks at ways to ensure Canadians – especially older Canadians who are most affected – get access ...

Who is asking me to write a prescription for medical marijuana?

November 1, 2013

I have always openly shared my personal experiences in pain matters with my readers, and even though medical ...

Ask a Doctor: Smoking pot, painkiller for the patient and headache for the doctor

October 4, 2013

  Editor's Note: Our doctor in residence, Dr. Mailis Gagnon, advises us that this is to be the first of a ...

Hope in 10 cancer breakthroughs

January 11, 2013

Where do your cancer research dollars go? “The mission that we have is to eventually create a world where Canadians ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Flags of My Father

November 4, 2011

The Flags of my Father-in-Law It was an extraordinary moment. I was driving home to Toronto along the 401, into the ...

Caregiver's Diary: Flags of My Father

November 4, 2011

The Flags of my Father-in-Law It was an extraordinary moment. I was driving home to Toronto along the 401, into the ...

Elizbeth May’s statement on the controversy over cell phones, EMF and Wifi

October 31, 2011

Elizabeth May came under fire recently for raising concerns about (electromagnetic frequencies) exposure resulting from ...

Elizbeth May's statement on the controversy over cell phones, EMF and Wifi

October 31, 2011

Elizabeth May came under fire recently for raising concerns about (electromagnetic frequencies) exposure resulting from ...