Category: Cancer

Cancer is a horrible disease that affects most people at some point in their lifetime. Over time there have been incremental improvements in diagnosis and treatment that have resulted in improved outcomes.

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		Are we making progress against cancer?  
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						Cancer is a Leading Cause of Death
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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						Cancer is Mostly a Disease of Aging
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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						As you get older the higher the risk of developing cancer

                       
 
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						Is the death rate from cancer increasing over time?
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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						As a % of the population, more people are dying of cancer than in the past.
                       
 
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						Which one of these choices is a new Pillar of Cancer Therapy?
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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						Approved treatments include Surgery, Radiotherapy, Cytotoxic Chemotherapy, Molecularly Targetted Therapy and....
                       
 
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						40% of Cancer Cases are Caused by Preventable Risk Factors
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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						Lifestyle choices can prevent 4 out of 10 cancer cases? True or False
                       
 
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						What single factor leads to the best treatment outcome on average?
							
							
							
							
							
						
						
							
							
						
						
							
							
							
							
							

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Early Detection
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Helping Your Body “See” and Fight Cancer Like a Common Cold

Bubbles and Ultrasound Break Soften Tumour Walls for Better Treatment

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Canada’s Improved Cancer Survival Rate

Breathe In, Fight Back: The World’s First Inhalable Gene Therapy for Cancer Just Got Fast-Tracked

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Turning Tumors’ Own Defenses Against Them

Turning Traitor Cells into Cancer Killing Allies

Health and wellness for cancer survivors improved with Pickleball

Unknown Author – “The only limit there is is the one you accept.”

John Locke – “What worries you, masters you.”

S. Kelley Harrell – “We don’t heal in isolation. We heal in community.”

Aldous Huxley – “There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that’s your own self.”

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