Oncology

Study found the rate of metastatic cancer was significantly higher in cases of local recurrence compared with patients who had undergone total mesorectal excision.

REAL Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance provides evidence-based consensus guidance on treatment of early and metastatic HER2+ breast cancer.

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New CMAJ study reports lung cancer CTs found coronary calcification in 83% of cases.

Although guidelines for screening for this cancer target those over 50, the rise in diagnoses in those under 50 is prompting some to question the ideal age for screening.

Beata Halassy administered strains of virus prepared in her own laboratory to treat a recurrence of triple-negative breast cancer.

Non-white women are more likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer before the age of 50, say researchers at the University of Ottawa, who are calling for earlier screening.

As the population ages, physicians discuss how best to treat and support the growing number of older patients who are living with cancer.