Immunotherapy
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Alberta nurse with terminal breast cancer accepted into U.S. clinical trialRegistered nurse Shayla Wishloff was ready to dedicate her life to caring for others. Now she has Stage 4 breast cancer and hopes a U.S. clinical trial can save her life.CanadaApr 29, 2021
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Okanagan mother battling terminal cancer, hoping for help“I got diagnosed in 2013 with cancer. I've been fighting that for a few years and after the last few years it has metastasized."HealthSep 26, 2020
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Terminally-ill Saskatchewan single mother needs donations to cover immunotherapyA terminally-ill single mother from Saskatoon hopes donations will cover costly immunotherapy treatments to give her priceless time with her young children.HealthSep 24, 2020
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Immune system fights cancer: How one boy beat leukemia with new treatmentCameron Lahti battled with leukemia for eight years and relapsed twice. But he was cured when his family tried an alternative treatment: CAR-T cell therapy.HealthOct 26, 2018
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New cancer-fighting tool in Montreal is a first in Canadian healthcareA new piece of technology at the CHUM has doctors dreaming big about ramping up the fight against cancer using immunotherapy.HealthJun 12, 2018
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Common cancer treatment works better on men than women: studyA first-line treatment for some cancers seems to have a greater effect on men than women, according to a new study, though researchers aren't sure why.HealthMay 16, 2018
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How one teen’s science fair project sparked his drive for immunotherapy cancer researchHe based his award-winning project on the work of Dr. Carl H June, whose immunotherapy technique involved collecting immune cells from leukemia patients, genetically modifying them to fight cancer and re-injecting them into the patient.Apr 30, 2018
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Breakthrough lung cancer treatment boosts survival rate, study findsFor the first time, a treatment that boosts the immune system greatly improved survival in people newly diagnosed with the most common form of lung cancer.HealthApr 17, 2018
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Katia Luciani talks keeping Matthew Schreindorfer’s memory aliveSix months after Matthew Schreindorfer lost his hard fought battle with cancer, his wife, Katia Luciani, is still working to honour his life.HealthAug 31, 2017
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Matthew Schreindorfer, who raised almost $1M for his cancer treatment, has diedMatthew Schreindorfer, the Laval man who raised almost $1 million for experimental cancer treatment in New York three years ago, has died, a close family friend has confirmed.CanadaFeb 27, 2017
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