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Acupressure and Auricular Therapy for Symptom Management

On December 3rd 2021, Physiotherapist Thi Tran gave a compelling session on the power of Acupressure and Auricular Therapy and their impact on managing pain and anxiety. This accompaniment to cancer treatments can mitigate drug side effects and help patients conserve their mental and physical energy. According to Mr. Tran, ...

By |January 25, 2022|Blog|Comments Off on Acupressure and Auricular Therapy for Symptom Management

Highlights from the phase III EPOCH trial

The EPOCH trial is the first phase III international study evaluating the use of Yttrium 90 radioembolization and chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases. The liver is unique in that it receives two separate blood supplies. The hepatic artery brings oxygenated blood from the heart to ...

By |November 5, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Highlights from the phase III EPOCH trial

Impact of tumour vaccine on increasing anti-cancer response

Immunotherapy has revolutionized the way cancer is treated by boosting the body’s natural immunological defenses to destroy tumour cells. While immunotherapies do come with side effects, the drugs tend to be associated with fewer side effects compared to chemotherapy. If a patient is a candidate for immunotherapy, the treatments do ...

By |November 5, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Impact of tumour vaccine on increasing anti-cancer response

Becky Cassidy’s Story

“You have cancer.” To me, when it’s regarding my own health, those words sit at the top of the list of “worst possible words to hear from your doctor”. Especially when you are a mother of 3 kids, just had a c-section 4 months ago and are in the middle ...

By |November 4, 2021|Story|Comments Off on Becky Cassidy’s Story

ESMO 2021 Congress: CRC highlights

Colorectal (CRC) cancer screening and diagnosis during the COVID-19 pandemic in Quebec, Canada CRC is the third most common cancer in Quebec, with projected cases in 2020 consisting of 3900 in males, and 3100 in females. During the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic which extended from March to July ...

By |October 14, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on ESMO 2021 Congress: CRC highlights

Antibiotic use and colon cancer: more evidence of link

A Swedish population study published this month in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute adds to the body of evidence that shows an association between antibiotic use and an increased risk of developing colon cancer. Evidence from a large Scottish study published earlier this year found that a history ...

By |October 14, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Antibiotic use and colon cancer: more evidence of link

Claudia Pavao: early age onset colorectal cancer and Lynch syndrome survivor

Claudia was diagnosed with early age onset colorectal cancer and Lynch syndrome at 33. We had the chance to interview Claudia to learn more about her experience, including some of the positives that came from her cancer journey. 1. Can you talk about your experience with colorectal cancer? When I ...

By |September 28, 2021|screenat45 Story, Story|Comments Off on Claudia Pavao: early age onset colorectal cancer and Lynch syndrome survivor

Clinical implications of the ongoing GALAXY trial

Adjuvant (post-surgical) chemotherapy is useful in reducing the risk of disease recurrence and improving survival in patients who have undergone colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. The GALAXY trial is evaluating the role for circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) as a predictive biomarker to select patients with CRC who are most likely to ...

By |September 15, 2021|Blog|Comments Off on Clinical implications of the ongoing GALAXY trial

Lisa Blobstein’s story

It has been 10 years since my husband Steve Lisiak lost his incredibly brave battle to colon cancer. He was just 38 with no family history of the disease. We were parents of our then 17-month-old beautiful little boy AJ and we were so looking forward to a beautiful life ...

By |September 13, 2021|Story|Comments Off on Lisa Blobstein’s story
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