Occupational therapist takes on some FAQ about falls risk and prevention.
Cancer
What do I need to know about prostate cancer clinical trials?
There’s a trial available for every point of the prostate cancer experience – from detection to diagnosis to treatment and beyond
Remembering the “forgotten stage” of breast cancer
The challenge of facing a Stage 4 diagnosis
Letting go of control and finding purpose in the randomness of cancer
Coming to terms with randomness is frightening, but it does liberate us from the tendency to blame ourselves for illnesses we didn’t cause.
Best friends face breast cancer – diagnosed just 4 days apart
When Lan called Yvette to tell her she’d been diagnosed with breast cancer, Lan could hardly believe what she heard: Yvette too had just been...
Gamma Knife Icon enhances treatment for some cancer patients
The Gamma Knife delivers focused radiation to tumours that have spread (metastasized) to a patient’s brain.
Rapid, precision treatment for gynecological cancers
Sunnybrook is one of a few centres in Canada to offer a precision MRI-guided method of delivering radiation for various gynecological cancers.
Having sex? Time to pay attention to HPV
About 75 per cent of sexually active men and women will have at least one HPV infection in their lifetime.
Are you on blood thinners?
Many people on blood thinners will experience visible blood in the urine severe enough to require medical attention, a study published in JAMA found.
Innovative test helps to determine risk for women with early-stage breast cancer
Thanks to this test, treatment for early-stage breast cancer is becoming more personalized.