Cancer Treatment

• Calgary doctor honoured for work fighting cancer in Guatemala

  A veteran Calgary doctor is getting some well-deserved international recognition.

  Features

  Apr 1
  
• Ben Stelter Foundation helps bring high-tech cancer treatment to Alberta

  Proton therapy is the most advanced form of radiation therapy available to target specific types of cancers. The Ben Stelter Foundation hopes to make it available in Canada.

  Features

  Mar 14
  
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• For 80% of childhood cancer survivors, serious health risks follow: study

  By the age of 45, more than 80 per cent of childhood cancer survivors will grapple with serious or life-threatening effects stemming from their treatments.

  Health

  Mar 11
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• B.C. expanding specialized cancer care, treatment in Vancouver

  Starting this month, leukemia and lymphoma patients will be able to access chimeric antigen receptor therapy, also known as CAR T therapy, at Vancouver General Hospital. 

  Health

  Mar 10
• Why a woman worries her vital cancer surgery could be cancelled ‘at the drop of a dime’

  Anne Aubie said she is terrified her breast cancer may have spread because she can't get timely treatment due to recent strikes by health-care workers.

  Health

  Dec 16, 2023
• Nova Scotia to use new radiotherapy technology in cancer treatment

  The Ethos therapy system uses artificial intelligence to pinpoint tumour sites for radiation, while protecting surrounding organs from potential damage.

  Health

  Nov 22, 2023
• How can Canadian cancer patients push for answers without knowing where to turn?

  From the time they get a referral by a general practitioner to seeing a specialist to ultimately getting treatment, Canadian patients waited an average of 27.4 weeks in 2022.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2023
• Tired of waiting, this woman took action and found her cancer diagnosis on her own

  A recent study shows the province has the highest rates of ovarian cancer patients visiting the ER to obtain urgent care.

  Health

  Nov 17, 2023
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• Vancouver Island woman seeks cancer treatment in U.S. after struggle for local care

  Kristin Logan sought cancer treatment in the U.S. after she says she fell through the cracks in B.C.

  Health

  Nov 6, 2023
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• Edmonton student wins international science contest with cancer-treatment project

  Elizabeth Chen, a Grade 12 student at Old Scona Academic School, was awarded a first prize at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Brussels.

  Canada

  Sep 29, 2023