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By the time Steve Slack was diagnosed with colorectal cancer, doctors told him it was incurable. The Bowmanville, Ont., resident started experiencing symptoms around age 45, but says his doctor thought they might be food sensitivities. “I was misdiagnosed,” he told CBC News. Slack wasn’t diagnosed until 2021, when he …
Read More »Some women have fallopian tubes removed for permanent birth control. It could also lower ovarian cancer risk
Franziska Bohm long knew she didn’t want kids and asked her family doctor to have her tubes tied, known officially as tubal ligation. At 28, she had her fallopian tubes removed after the surgeon recommended the procedure instead of the tubal ligation. The procedure followed years of back and forth …
Read More »After testicular cancer surgery, Forge FC’s Kyle Bekker wants men to ‘listen to their body’
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. It was the slowest jog around a soccer pitch in his life but every second mattered …
Read More »She found out she had cancer while pregnant. Experts say earlier screening needed in Quebec
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. When Salimeh Maghsoudlou felt a lump in her breast during pregnancy, cancer was the last thing …
Read More »Using AI to read mammograms cut risk of developing aggressive breast cancer, study finds
Some aggressive breast cancers can be difficult to detect and don’t always show up on mammograms, but a new study out of Sweden has found that artificial intelligence could help. Mammograms are used to find breast cancers earlier, when they are easier to manage and treat. When radiologists used artificial …
Read More »Barry Manilow announces surgery for early-stage cancer and postpones January concerts
Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Barry Manilow will be having surgery to remove a cancerous spot on his lung and will …
Read More »Cancer screening. Vaccine wariness. Family doctors. Our watch list for health stories in 2026
This story is part of CBC Health’s Second Opinion, a weekly analysis of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers on Saturday mornings. If you haven’t subscribed yet, you can do that by clicking here. Last year, we set out a wide-ranging list of health stories to watch in 2025, …
Read More »King Charles says doctors can reduce his cancer treatments in new year
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. King Charles said on Friday that his doctors can reduce his treatment for cancer in the …
Read More »Eating more ultra-processed foods tied to increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Eating a diet highest in ultra-processed foods is tied to an increased risk of early-onset colorectal cancer when compared with consuming such foods sparingly, a new U.S. …
Read More »Ontarians will have fast-tracked access to some new cancer drugs, health minister says
People in Ontario will have fast-tracked access to some new cancer drugs, Sylvia Jones, the province’s deputy premier and minister of health announced Tuesday. The Funding Accelerated for Specific Treatments, or FAST, program aims to connect patients to life-saving and life-changing cancer treatments almost a full year sooner, reducing delays and improving …
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