Oncology

A B.C. workplace compensation tribunal said lack of proof did not undermine a reasonable belief that led to a mental disorder.

As director of the Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research at the University of Victoria, I consider this an important development and a topic worth exploring given its implications for health and society more broadly.

Cancer experts say a new study highlights the need for more support and screening of people who survived cancer as adolescents and young adults as they face an increased risk of getting cancer again later.

Pet cats get cancer at a rate similar to humans and often develop the same types of cancer.

These heterogeneous malignancies, historically, have carried a poor prognosis.

Waterloo clinic embeds pharmacists into oncology teams, easing pressure as more patients shift to oral anticancer drugs.

Patients undergoing chemotherapy often casually mention that they have started sleeping in separate bedrooms from their partners. ‘Just in case.’

Well over half of cancer survivors deal with insomnia.