Ontario girl spreads messages of hope with ‘love boxes’ this holiday season
By Susan Hay Anchor/Producer
It’s difficult to imagine that someone as young as Sophia Megan knows what it’s like to fight for her life. Continue reading
Cancer
Nobel laureates in medicine say cancer won’t be eradicated within next decades
The winners of this year’s Nobel Prize for Medicine say they expect substantial advances toward treating cancer in the next several decades, although it is unlikely the disease could be eradicated. Continue reading
Nova Scotia launches research project featuring exercise as part of cancer care
The program is being offered for patients over 18 with a doctor’s referral, with higher-risk patients being supervised at a hospital exercise lab and lower-risk patients completing the program at Halifax’s Canada Games Centre. Continue reading
California man’s beer belly turns out to be 77-lb. tumour
Hector Hernandez thought he was just getting fat. Continue reading
Special guests from Kids with Cancer Society learn what it’s like to be a Global News reporter
Five kids from the Kids with Cancer Society spent the day at the station, learning what it’s like to be a Global News reporter. Continue reading
Alberta smartphone app helps cancer patients understand care
By Heather Yourex-West Health Reporter
The My Care Conversations app allows patients to record conversations with their care providers during clinical visits and share them with trusted friends and family. Continue reading
Up to 30 per cent of Winnipeg homes have unsafe levels of radon: Lung association
By Amber McGuckin Reporter
About 100 people die from the effects of radon here in Manitoba each year, according to the Lung Association. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
Manitoba Moose take on the Wild, and childhood cancer, Saturday
Manitoba Moose will take on more than the Iowa Wild Saturday at Bell MTS Place. They will be raising funds to help send children with cancer to summer camp. Continue reading
Cancer patient’s daily commute between hospitals is unacceptable: N.S. Tories
Nova Scotia’s Opposition Progressive Conservatives say it is unacceptable that a woman with cancer is being transported daily between two Halifax hospitals for treatment. Continue reading
