Cancer Articles

A Day In The Life Of A Cancer Information Specialist - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-The lines can crackle from hundreds of miles away, but it's the telephone that has brought nurse Donna Kennedy closer to those she wants to help. Kennedy is one of the caring pairs of ears in th...

Cancer Survivor Turns Cancer Information Specialist - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-When callers to the Canadian Cancer Society's information service connect with Isabelle Wilson, they're talking to someone who's been there herself. The Christmas of 1997 was turned upside down ...

How You Can Look Good And Feel Better During Cancer Treatment - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-Tips: Use warm (not hot) water and a mild facial soap or creamy cleanser that tissues off. A non-stimulating alcohol-free freshener will remove all traces of cleanser. Apply moisturizer to prot...

Reflect On Your Cancer Experience - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-According to the Canadian Cancer Society, an estimated 67,200 Canadian women will be diagnosed with cancer this year and thousands will face surgery, chemotherapy, radiation or a combination of ...

HPV - A Virus That Puts Women At Increased Risk For Cervical Cancer - Posted by JmL.

A Simple Lab Test Could Save Your Life (NC)-Did you know that one of the most common sexually transmitted infections, called Human Papillomavirus (HPV), is also the leading cause of cervical cancer i...

New Drug Offers Hope to Cancer Patients - Posted by JmL.

(ARA) - A decade ago, research into angiogenesis-inhibiting compounds was still in a relative state of infancy. The principle itself was not new -- as far back as the early ྂs, there was speculati...

Vitamin E and Lung Cancer Prevention - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-Lung cancer, the most preventative of all human cancers, remains the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women. Several studies have shown that vitamin E supplementation is associated...

Breast Cancer Education Gets Visual - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-If a picture is worth a thousand words, how do you use pictures to help people understand and learn about a sensitive subject like breast cancer? Researchers from the division of biomedical comm...

Important Steps That Can Lower Your Risk Of Colorectal Cancer - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-March marks National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and Barry Stein, President of the Colorectal Cancer Association of Canada and a colon cancer survivor, wants Canadians to know that the go...

Colorectal Cancer - Preventable, Curable And Beatable - Posted by JmL.

(NC)-March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and to ensure Canadians have the necessary information to make informed decisions and choices about their colon health, frequently asked ques...