Check out our Spring 2016 Webinar series!
At CCSN we strive to deliver quality content to inform our users and we encourage you to catch up on our 2016 webinar series. More are planned for this fall...
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July 15, 2016 / CCSN News
July 14, 2016 / News
Fat cells may play key role in battle against breast cancer
New research led by York University Professor Michael Connor highlights how fat cells could help determine the most effective way to fight breast cancer; including using exercise to combat the...
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July 14, 2016 / News
HPV vaccination reduces cervical abnormalities in young women, study finds
TORONTO – Young women immunized against human papilloma virus were significantly less likely to have potentially cancerous cervical abnormalities compared to those who didn’t receive the HPV vaccine, a study...
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July 14, 2016 / News
Study finds first evidence that PD-1 antibody could help men with metastatic prostate cancer
Restoring tumor-specific immunity is a treatment strategy that works well in melanoma and lung cancer patients. Now a new study out of the OHSU Knight Cancer Institute is reviving hope...
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July 13, 2016 / News
Skin cancer risk for freckly redheads equivalent to 21 years in sun: study
Having genes that give you red hair, pale skin and freckles increases your risk of developing skin cancer as much as an extra 21 years’ exposure to the sun, researchers...
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July 5, 2016 / News
Ontario doctors challenge ruling that would identify top OHIP billers
The Ontario Medical Association is seeking to overturn a landmark decision by the province’s privacy commissioner to release the names of top-billing doctors. In addition, a group of about...
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July 5, 2016 / News
Nova Scotia doctors vote in favour of new contracts with province
Nova Scotia’s doctors have voted overwhelmingly in favour of two new contracts, Doctors Nova Scotia confirmed Wednesday. Overall, physicians will see a two-year freeze on fees followed by a...
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July 5, 2016 / News
Uterine cancer risk higher for women with ?breast cancer gene? mutation
Women with a mutation in the BRCA1 gene, which is already linked to breast and ovarian cancers, also face a higher risk of a deadly type of uterine cancer, according...
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July 5, 2016 / News
B.C. eyes options that may be more accurate, accessible than Pap tests
As British Columbia rolls out new cervical cancer screening guidelines that say the procedure should begin later and take place less often, health experts in the province are already looking...
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July 5, 2016 / News
Scientists have started growing tumours in labs so they can learn to destroy them
British scientists have started work on a revolutionary construction project: building a tumour from its basic biological components. While the idea of building rather than destroying a tumour...
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