June 2019 - 33 articles
The use of real-world evidence (rwe) through real-world data (rwd) is becoming increasingly prevalent in health care around the globe. [...]
Call it cannabis, not marijuana or weed [...]
In their report of 10 December 2018, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care gave a lukewarm endorsement of screening mammography.[...]
Palliative care (pc) has evolved from a field of medicine devoted exclusively to end-of-life care into one that focuses on symptom management and quality of life throughout terminal illness.[...]
It’s a Saturday afternoon in February. A Saturday afternoon spent waiting for a telephone call from a pathologist, a personal friend.[...]
Background: CervixCheck, Manitoba’s cervical cancer screening program, conducted a pilot study to assess whether screening participation could be improved in unscreened women by offering a mailed self-sampling kit for human papillomavirus (HPV) testi...
Introduction: The pan-Canadian Oncology Symptom Triage and Remote Support (costars) team is studying how to improve the quality and consistency of cancer symptom management. Methods: A 1-day invitational meeting was held 24 October 2017 in Ottawa, O...
Background: DICER1 syndrome is an autosomal dominant tumour predisposition syndrome associated with a wide variety of cancerous and noncancerous conditions, including ovarian sex cord–stromal tumours and thyroid conditions, including multinodular goi...
Despite advances in therapeutic approaches and supportive care, cancer remains a significant burden on human health.[...]
Hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medical procedure that consists of infusing stem cells after a short course of chemotherapy or radiotherapy, or both. It can be used in the treatment of various cancers, as well as some benign condi...
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