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Oncology & Cancer

Findings expand potential of cancer drug

New research from the Canadian Cancer Trials Group (CCTG) has discovered that a new subset of patients with metastatic colorectal cancer could benefit from taking the drug cetuximab.

Health

Child development expert 'concerned' by UNICEF report

Queen's University professor Wendy Craig was a research advisor for the new UNICEF Report Card 13: Fairness for Children. The report card reveals Canada ranks 26 out of 35 nations when compared across four key domains of ...

Neuroscience

An inside look at concussions

Queen's researchers examining the structural, functional changes to the brain caused by traumatic brain injuries.

Health

A heads-up approach to sports safety

Concussions in youth sport have received wide-reaching attention over the past decade. Recent legislation introduced in Ontario aims to set province-wide guidelines for treatment of concussions and return-to-play protocols. ...

Oncology & Cancer

Charting new path for breast cancer surgery

A new Electromagnetic (EM) Navigation directed process for removing breast cancer tumours will help oncology surgeons remove the tumour completely the first time with a minimal amount of tissue according to Queen's researchers.

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