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Surprising ways smoking affects your body (and your family’s bodies too)

Patients and their families are sometimes surprised to hear about the ways cigarettes can affect their bodies.

Targeted radiation technologies are bringing hope to men with advanced and metastasized prostate tumours.

Dr. Emmenegger specializes in research and treatments for prostate cancer at advanced stages.

Bringing the new hardware, known as an MR-Linac, on stream will be a major leap forward in the treatment of cancer.

Researchers are on the trail of risks lurking within DNA.

Research could lead to the establishment of another useful marker to detect a patient’s cancer risk and decide which course of treatment is best.

The "smart biopsy" is guided by an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scan fused with ultrasound imaging.

A tool developed at Sunnybrook has been shown to be remarkably effective at predicting which men are at risk of prostate cancer.

Heating a tumour makes it more receptive to radiation or chemo. Sunnybrook is perfecting the technique with real-time monitoring.

What can you do to prevent melanoma and spot it early?