Cancer Research
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Halifax cancer researcher studies effects of radon gas and arsenic exposureA professor in Dalhousie University is leading a team of experts from across the country in examining the two primary environmental exposure carcinogens.HealthApr 13
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Montreal elementary school students strive to ‘be like Terry’ on Marathon of Hope anniversaryStudents, teachers, even family members at a Pierrefonds school are trying to raise money for cancer research by running a different kind of Terry Fox campaign.CanadaApr 12
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Halifax researchers exploring less invasive test for HPV and cervical cancer'We're always looking for what's going to radically improve our ability to tackle cancer,' said the Canadian Cancer Society. 'That's what these grants are all about.'HealthApr 2
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Montreal doctor recognized among Canada’s Top 25 Women of Influence for cancer researchMontreal's Dr. Lucy Gilbert is being recognized for her groundbreaking work in the early detection of endometrial and ovarian cancers.CanadaFeb 16
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World’s Longest Hockey Game wraps up east of Edmonton after 252 hoursAfter 10 straight days, the World's Longest Hockey Game, played east of Edmonton, has come to an end.HealthFeb 15
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‘I’m a goner’: How COVID-19 compounds the challenges for Canada’s cancer patientsOn World Cancer Day, Canadian patients share their experience of battling the disease and living in fear during the COVID-19 pandemic.HealthFeb 4
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B.C. particle accelerator scores triumph with deal to produce ‘rarest drug on earth’UBC's TRIUMF facility is gearing up to produce actinium-225, a rare radioisotope that early research shows could have a powerful effect fighting cancer.HealthDec 24, 2020
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USask research team part of project to eliminate cervical cancer in CanadaResearchers, including those at USask and the Urban Public Health Network, are teaming up for a national project that aims to eliminate cervical cancer.HealthDec 6, 2020
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Winnipeg Movember campaign successfully navigates hairy pandemic to raise fundsJesse Thomas of Winnipeg's Movember campaign told 680 CJOB that the annual fundraiser in support of men's health is going strong in 2020, despite the pandemic.HealthNov 18, 2020
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B.C. election: Liberals promise money for integrated police, mental health teamsA re-elected NDP government would launch a 10-year cancer action plan including adding new cancer centres in both Nanaimo and Kamloops.PoliticsOct 7, 2020
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