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Comment les données canadiennes pourraient nous aider à comprendre le cancer

Qu’est-ce qui cause le cancer et les maladies chroniques? Le Partenariat canadien pour la santé de demain (CanPath) espère rassembler suffisamment de preuves pour répondre à cette question – du moins, d’ici…

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Predictors of colorectal cancer screening: a comparison of men and women.

The study found screening for colorectal cancer in average-risk adults was infrequent in this sample and lagged behind screening for other cancers. They suggested that educational programs might afford more…

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Predictors of long-term use of prescription opioids in the community-dwelling population of adults without a cancer diagnosis: a retrospective cohort study

This study aimed to identify risk factors for and predictors of long-term use of prescription opioids in the community-dwelling population of adults without a diagnosis of cancer, to inform practice…

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20 years of Alberta’s Tomorrow Project

…Vice-President of the Alberta Cancer Board and current Expert Advisor, Cancer Control with the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer, created this platform, with the goal of tracking thousands of adults over…

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Leadership & Governance

…Christine Williams, Co-Chair Ontario Institute for Cancer Research Wendy Beauchesne Alberta Cancer Foundation François Bénard BC Cancer Patrick Blondin Genome Quebec Adalsteinn Brown Dalla Lana School of Public Health Eileen…

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Trainee Research Webinar: Unlocking the genetic secrets of healthy aging, disease progression, and prevention

…outcomes, and Umaimah Zanif explores how two biomarkers related to colorectal cancer prognosis are associated with demographic, health history and lifestyle factors assessed before their diagnosis. Download Dr. Michelle Harwood’s…

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Cancer incidence attributable to tobacco in Alberta, Canada, in 2012

The 2012 study looked at number of site-specific cancers in Alberta that are attributable to tobacco exposure. They looked at data from the Canadian Community Health Survey between 2000-2007, which…

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Cancer incidence attributable to red and processed meat consumption in Alberta in 2012

…was 1.6-2.1%. The attrituable risk for men eating processed meats was also higher (3.2-4.8%) than in women. Eating red and processed meates are attrituable to 12% of colorectal cancers in…

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Dr. Parveen Bhatti

Dr. Bhatti is a Distinguished Scientist in Cancer Control Research at the BC Cancer Agency and an Adjunct Professor at the School of Population and Public Health at the University…

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Webinaire de recherche des stagiaires : Percer les secrets génétiques du vieillissement en bonne santé, de la progression des maladies et de leur prévention

…Zanif explore la manière dont deux biomarqueurs liés au pronostic du cancer colorectal sont associés à des facteurs démographiques, aux antécédents médicaux et au mode de vie, mesurés avant le…

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