STAT | New study raises questions about early-stage cancer therapies for children

Published: 21 February 2018

At this early stage, the potential for harm is real while the benefits are only surrogate measures, said Kimmelman, an associate professor of biomedical ethics at McGill University. One such...

Cancer researchers overestimate reproducibility of preclinical studies

Published: 29 June 2017

Cancer scientists overestimate the extent to which high-profile preclinical studies can be successfully replicated, new research from McGill University suggests.

An infallible hand-held probe to aid cancer surgery

Published: 28 June 2017

Canadian researchers have invented an intraoperative probe that reliably detects multiple types of tumour cells ...

Don't miss the Dr. Joe Show!

Published: 1 May 2014

My guest next Sunday on my radio show is Dr. David Gorski, surgical oncologist and champion of science-based medicine. The topic? What else? Quack cancer remedies. But we will also discuss...

Lupus drugs carry no significant cancer risk

Published: 25 January 2013

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), commonly known as lupus, is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks healthy tissue such as the skin, joints, kidneys and the brain,...

Breakthrough in fight against muscle wasting diseases

Published: 15 September 2015

It is estimated that half of all cancer patients suffer from a muscle wasting syndrome called cachexia. Cancer cachexia impairs quality of life and response to therapy, which increases morbidity...

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