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June 13, 2016 / CCSN News

Tories expand cancer drug coverage

Premier Brian Pallister prefaced his announcement of more funds for drugs for cancer patients in Manitoba on Monday with an emotional memory.   “I will always remember the most difficult...
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June 13, 2016 / News

Here?s a list of changes to Canada?s sun safety guidelines, the first update in 20 years

When should you avoid the sun and when you are outside, what kind of SPF should your sunscreen be? Canadian cancer care experts tried to answer these questions Monday when they...
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June 13, 2016 / News

Bone-marrow transplant can halt progression of aggressive MS: study

More than 10 years ago, Jenn Fraser looked into her future and saw an image of herself in a wheelchair, the likely result of rapidly progressing multiple sclerosis that was...
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June 13, 2016 / News

It can take 30 tries for some to quit smoking, study finds

It takes some people as many as 30 attempts to quit smoking for good, a far greater number than previously believed, according to a new study in BMJ Open, an...
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June 9, 2016 / Treatment Updates

Health technology assessment agency gives recommendation for OPDIVO to treat non-small cell lung cancer

OPDIVO™ is the first immuno-oncology therapy for lung cancer in Canada to use the body's own immune system to fight cancer MONTREAL, June 8, 2016 /CNW/ - Canada's national health technology assessment body (CADTH)...
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June 9, 2016 / News

Discrimination – Genetic Test Results

On June 17 Bill S-201, The Genetic Non-Discrimination Act, will be tabled again in the House of Commons. This Bill prohibits any person from requiring an individual to undergo a...
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June 8, 2016 / News

Manitoba adds $4 million to cancer medication budget

The province announced an additional $4 million in funding for cancer drugs on Monday. The money was added to the 2016 budget, bringing the total amount spent on intravenous cancer...
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June 8, 2016 / News

World Health Organization advocates ?plain packaging? for tobacco

GENEVA – The UN health agency says “plain packaging” on tobacco products has shown to be an effective complement to health warnings, advertising restrictions, and curbs on misleading packaging to...
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June 8, 2016 / News

15.5 million Americans now surviving cancer

While most patients fare well emotionally, fears of cancer returning or a new cancer developing are common. (Jim Cole/Associated Press) Cancer survivors in the United States reached record numbers this...
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June 8, 2016 / News

Cancer-detecting blood test could decrease need for painful, expensive biopsies

CHICAGO—The biggest study to date on new blood tests to detect and analyze cancerous tumours concluded that such “liquid biopsies” are a reliable alternative to conventional biopsies, offering a potentially...
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