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Diagnosis on a Microchip

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Toronto’s medical community is buzzing about an invention that could change the way health professionals screen for infectious disease and cancer. “We’ve been working on this, really, for about a decade,” said Dr. Shana Kelley, a scientist at the University of Toronto. Kelley spoke as she held a small black device her hand, shaped like a smartphone but bulkier, with a microchip inside that Kelley says can determine in 15 minutes if you have cancer or an infectious disease. Read more.

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VIDEO: Dr. Tony Finelli “Traditional vs Laproscopic vs Robotic- Assisted -Which type of surgery is best for you?”

Videos, Awareness Nights, Radical Prostatectomy / By / / 1 minute of reading

Dr. Tony Finelli MD, MSc, FRCSC Division of Urology Minimally Invasive Surgery Department of Surgical Oncology Associate Professor. University of Toronto Princess Margaret Hospital.   Toronto, Canada  

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VIDEO: Introduction To Brachytherapy

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Dr. Saibishkumar Elantholi Parameswaran  (Dr. Saibish) Radiation Oncologist, Princess Margaret Hospital/University Health Network, Toronto Canada Assistant Professor, Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Toronto Dr. Saibish uses this video at Princess Margaret Hospital to familiarize his patients with Brachytherapy. There is information on Prostate Cancer, as well. 12 minutes

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VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Matthew, “Surveillance, Surgery & Radiation: Decisions, Uncertainty & Wellbeing”

Videos, Awareness Nights, Psychology / By / / 1 minute of reading

Dr. Andrew Matthew Ph.D., C.Psych Psychologist, Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada Dr. Matthew’s research focuses on urologic cancers and involves cancer prevention, treatment decision-making, sexual rehabilitation, intimacy, quality of life, and survivorship. He shares his thoughts on coping strategies with regard to the emotional challenges of the prostate cancer journey….the pca diagnosis, making treatment decisions, lifestyle changes.

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VIDEOS: Dr. Vasundara Venkateswaran talks about Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in relation to Prostate Cancer

Videos, Awareness Nights, Diet / By / / 2 minutes of reading

Dr. Vasundara Venkateswaran M.Sc., M.Phil., Ph.D. Associate Professor Department of Surgery, University of Toronto Division of Urology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre “Diet, Nutrition and Lifestyle in relation to Prostate Cancer” There is growing evidence that, apart from the preventative benefit, diet and nutrition could play an important part in managing the progression of prostate cancer. This recognition is of particular importance to the newly-diagnosed who are considering active surveillance, to advanced prostate cancer survivors because control of cancer growth is so critical, and to regular prostate cancer survivors concerned about recurrence.

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