New personalized cancer treatment is giving patients an improved chance at long-lasting remission
HAMILTON – February 4 is World Cancer Day and one Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) patient is grateful for a new...
Up Close: Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill or damage malignant tumour cells. See what happens at Juravinski Cancer Centre's Radiation Therapy program...
Introducing… a pediatric radiation therapist
Melanie Carrigan is driven to assist families during what is likely to be the most difficult circumstance they will face in their lives.
Quitting smoking: It takes a team
Quitting smoking can seem like an impossible task, especially after a cancer diagnosis. Some people wonder what the point even is. But research shows that there is great benefit to quitting during cancer treatment. Even cutting back can make radiation and chemotherapy more...
Advanced certification awarded to JCC radiation therapist
A Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) medical radiation therapist is among the first in Canada to receive certification as an Advanced...
HHS nurse encourages colleagues to get screened
Sharing her wisdom with fellow staff Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS) nurse Dawn Scales has a message to share with women ages 50-plus...