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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Doubling up to fight pain

Queen's University researcher Ian Gilron has uncovered a more effective way of treating fibromyalgia, a medical condition characterized by chronic widespread pain typically accompanied by fatigue, as well as sleep, mood and ...

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.

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.

Oncology & Cancer

Cancer survivor guidelines not always followed, researcher finds

Researcher Marian Luctkar-Flude (PhD candidate, School of Nursing) has found that a majority of primary care providers surveyed are not routinely following many of the care guidelines for breast cancer survivors. The main ...

Oncology & Cancer

Expanding global access to radiotherapy

Queen's University researcher Timothy Hanna has co-authored a Lancet Oncology study that suggests as many as 90 per cent of people in low-income countries lack access to radiotherapy treatment. The lack of access to radiotherapy ...

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