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Why Cancer Deaths Dropped In Canada

CP | Helen Branswell, The Canadian Press | Posted 05.09.2012

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TORONTO, Canada` - The death toll cancer takes in Canada is on the decline, fuelled in large part by the fact that lung cancer is killing fewer Canadi...

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Cancer Drug Revlimid Linked To Second Cancers

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 05.04.2012

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TORONTO - The maker of a drug used to treat people with anemia as well as a form of cancer is warning that new cancers have been reported in a small n...

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5 Disease-Fighting "Superstar" Foods To Add To Your Diet

The Huffington Post Canada | Posted 05.11.2012

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Just call them the Fantastic Five; a group of disease-fighting superfoods that boost energy while helping to vanquish illnesses like diabetes, heart d...

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Why Justin Bieber Is a Better Person Than You

Mike Morrison | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Justin Bieber, Philanthropy, Bieber Fever, Ashley Tisdale, Serena Gomez, Cancer, St Valentine's Day, Beaver Fever, Canada News

It's been only five years since Justin Bieber first started uploading videos onto YouTube. In that time, his videos have amassed millions of views, and countless fans around the world. But as impressive as those numbers are, like so many Canadian acts before him (Nickelback, Celine Dion) the number of Justin's haters almost rivals his legion of his fans.

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What Dangers Are Lurking In One In Five Cars

CP | Lindsey Tanner, The Associated Press | Posted 04.06.2012

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CHICAGO - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat action aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand...

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Ten Things To Know About Non-Profits

Josh Bowman | Posted 04.03.2012

Read More: Women, Susan G Komen, Cancer, Charity, Breast Cancer, Money, Health Issues, Non-Profit, Ethics, Canada Business News

A non-profit executive's salary should be at least somewhat commensurate to a similar position in the private sector, all things being equal, in order to attract talent and ultimately benefit the organization. At the same time, there are also reasonable limits, beyond which a salary becomes outrageous given the organization's need.

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Cancer Breakthrough Gives Hope For Quick Detection

CBC | Posted 03.27.2012

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Toronto's medical community is buzzing about an invention that could change the way health professionals screen for infectious disease and...

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My Post-Cancer "Re-Birth" Day

Lisa Kramer | Posted 03.25.2012

Read More: Bone Marrow Transplant, Hodgkin's Lymphoma, Cancer, Blood Donation, Cancer Recovery, Cancer Recovery Stories, Cancer Treatment, Canada Living News

What feels like a lifetime ago, I was a shell of a human, having endured a cancer diagnosis. My memories of this experience are especially close to the surface every year around this time, on what I call my "re"-birthday: the anniversary of my bone marrow transplant.

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Spraying Pot? New Potential Drug For Cancer Patients

CP | Lisa Leff, The Associated Press | Posted 03.23.2012

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SAN FRANCISCO - A quarter-century after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the first prescription drugs based on the main psychoactive ing...

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A Resolution Even Oprah Could Love

Erin Charter | Posted 03.13.2012

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Okay, people. We knew this day would come. It would appear even Oprah is touting green resolutions this year. Do you have a green one on your list? You need to make a New Year's resolution. We want to see the toxins out of makeup and safer products for all Canadians.

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Top 10 Cancer Breakthroughs Of 2011

CBC | Posted 03.05.2012

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There were a number of significant cancer research discoveries in 2011, according to the Canadian Cancer Society, and many of them were ma...

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Celebrating Four Years

Andrea Paine | Posted 12.29.2011

Read More: Breast Cancer, Cancer, Breast Cancer Surgery, Breast Cancer Survivor, Cancer Survivor, Masectomy, Breast Cancer Awareness, Canada Living News

It's vacation time! For two wonderful weeks I will try to switch off and not to think too much of my job. It's a time to connect on a deeper calmer an...

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Ban Tanning Beds For Teens: MP

The Huffington Post Canada | Arti Patel | Posted 12.15.2011

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More Canadian teens could be saying goodbye to their tanning beds. Conservative MP James Bezan, based in Manitoba, has proposed a member's bill th...

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Childhood Cancer Survivors Can Have Healthy Babies, Study Finds

CBC | Posted 02.12.2012

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Childhood cancer survivors are not at a higher risk of having children with birth defects, suggests a new study. The study of...

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Movember Canada Raises $32 Million

CBC | Posted 11.30.2011

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It's shaving day for tens of thousands of mustachioed Canadians who have raised more money to battle prostate cancer than any other country during the...

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New Breast Cancer Guidelines Create Debate And Divide

CBC | Posted 01.21.2012

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Clinical breast exams are no longer routinely recommended for women at average risk of breast cancer, according to new Canadian guideline...

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New Brunswick Undertakes Largest Cancer Study In Canadian History

CBC | Posted 01.04.2012

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The largest cancer study in Canadian history got underway this week in New Brunswick, just as the disease has become the leading cause of...

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Radiation Plus Hormone Therapy Can Extend Life In Aggressive Prostate Cancer

CP | Posted 01.02.2012

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TORONTO - Men with prostate cancer that has spread to local surrounding tissues live longer and are less likely to die of the high-risk disease if tre...

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Organ Transplant Recipients Face Higher Cancer Risk

CBC | Posted 01.02.2012

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People who've received a kidney, liver, lung or heart transplant may have double the risk of developing cancer compared with the general population, b...

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For First Time, Cancer Leading Cause Of Death Across Canada

CP | The Canadian Press | Posted 01.01.2012

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OTTAWA - A new report says cancer and heart disease were responsible for just over half of Canada's 238,617 deaths in 2008.And Statistics Canada repor...

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Dealing With Illness? Read a Comic

Jane Tolmie | Posted 12.15.2011

Read More: Medical Humanities, Living With Autism, Cancer, Chronic Illness, Human Suffering, Comics, Medical Memoir, Autobiography, Harvey Pekar, Sarah Leavitt, Special Exits, Our Cancer Year, Medical Comics, Sarah Leavitt Tangles, Canada Living News

The experience of chronic suffering is difficult to convey in clinical settings and language, but it can be rendered more approachable via a combination of creative techniques. The 'medical humanities' movement is following up on what the world of medical comics can tell us about human experience.

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Some Believe Religion And Fate Can Cause Cancer, Study Says

The Huffington Post Canada | Martha Edwards | Posted 11.30.2011

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When it comes to lowering your cancer risk, there's no shortage of confusing information -- in our everyday lives, we're surrounded by items like coff...

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Sporting a New 'Do During Terry Fox Week

Silken Laumann | Posted 11.22.2011

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A teen girl's 12-inch-long, sandy brown locks were sheared this weekend as part of the Terry Fox Great Canadian Hair "Do". As a parent, I marvel at the courage of young people such as these, and their ability to transcend the real insecurity and self consciousness of the teen years.

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Healthy Eating in High-End Restaurants: "Haute Cuisine" Needs an Overhaul

Mahalia Freed, ND | Posted 11.21.2011

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Too often, a restaurant's inflated price point leaves me flat when measured against the profoundly uninspiring vegetable accompaniment that has been prepared with all the verve and creativity of a dial tone. I'm sorry, but steamed carrots and a slice of wobbly bell pepper just doesn't feel good in my body.

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50/50 Indeed

Sara Hennessey | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Anna Kendrick, Therapist, 50/50 Movie, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Casting, Twilight, Cancer, Seth Rogen, 50/50, Canada Living News

In 50/50, Joseph Gordon Levitt plays a young man with 50/50 odds of surviving cancer. He is comforted by his 25-year-old therapist Katie, played by Twilight's Anna Kendrick. WHAT? More like 50/50: the odds of us believing she is a legitimate doctor! No therapist should ever be born in the '80s.

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