Cancer Detection

• Calgary doctor honoured for work fighting cancer in Guatemala

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

  Features

  Apr 1, 2024
  
• AI proven to safely improve breast cancer detection accuracy, study finds

  The study found that AI-supported mammograms were able to safely cut doctor mammogram screen-reading workload by half.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2023
  
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• 400,000 fewer mammograms during pandemic, more advanced cancer now seen: OMA

  Although screenings have since returned to normal levels, the organization warned the temporary decrease in testing has led to cases of the disease being diagnosed at later stages.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2022
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• B.C. to launch first lung cancer screening program in Canada

  British Columbia will soon be home to the first lung cancer early detection screening program in the country.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2020
• Cancer patient and research advocate has high hopes for N.B. lung cancer detection prototypes

  Picomole Inc. recently received $818,000 from the federal government to build more of its breath-sampling, lung cancer-detecting devices.

  Health

  Feb 27, 2019
• A simple blood test could someday detect cancer. But there’s a catch

  Liquid biopsy tests could someday help people detect cancer at an early stage. But treatment needs to be available too.

  Health

  Nov 25, 2018
• Cancer to kill nearly 10 million people worldwide in 2018: WHO

  Cancer deaths are rising worldwide as populations grow and age.

  Health

  Sep 14, 2018
• Can this breath test tell if you have cancer or one of 16 other diseases?

  The "NaNose" device can in the figurative sense, "smell" certain kinds of diseases a patient may have from their breath, researchers say.

  Health

  Feb 9, 2017
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• Detecting cancer before you ever get ill: BC Cancer Agency’s study hopes for paradigm shift

  Detecting cancer before you ever get ill is a scientific breakthrough researchers around the world have been working toward for decades, but a new experimental study by the BC Cancer Agency may help make it a reality.

  Health

  Oct 18, 2016