Browsing by Subject "Cancer"
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Aboriginal Population Data Indicators Pilot
(2012-08-21)The author undertook the “Aboriginal Population Data Indicators pilot Project” as an internship with the Cancer Informatics Unit (CIU) of Juravinski Cancer Centre (JCC) at Hamilton Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, ... -
CHEMOPREVENTIVE EFFECT OF HASKAP BERRY POLYPHENOLS AGAINST TOBACCO SPECIFIC NITROSAMINE-INDUCED DNA DAMAGE IN NORMAL LUNG EPITHELIAL CELLS IN VITRO
The protective effect of polyphenol-rich haskap berry extracts against tobacco-specific nitrosamine ketone (NNK)-induced DNA damage was studied in vitro. Normal lung epithelial BEAS-2B cells were exposed to NNK, and to its ... -
Development of a Policy and Procedure Manual for the Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit, Cancer Care Nova Scotia
(2012-04-30)The internship was completed at the Surveillance and Epidemiology Unit (SEU) at Cancer Care Nova Scotia (CCNS). The SEU is responsible for collecting and analyzing data on all diagnosed cases of cancer in Nova Scotia. This ... -
Development of PDA Version Cancer Management Guidelines
(2012-08-21)The internship was performed in Cancer Care Nova Scotia (CCNS) from May 9th to September 2nd, 2005. The objective of the internship work was to convert the cancer management guidelines developed by Cancer Site Teams of ... -
Doxorubicin Loaded Polyphosphate Glass Microspheres for Transarterial Chemoembolization
Polyphosphate glass microspheres (PGM) are currently under development for application in transarterial chemoembolization (TACE), the standard of care treatment for intermediate stage hepatocellular carcinoma. PGMs are ... -
Emerging adult cancer: Parents' psychosocial challenges
Previous research on how pediatric cancer affects the parent has found that parents experience decreased sense of personal functioning, mental health, and physical health, and negative changes in close relationships. To ... -
Enhancing Cancer Systemic Therapy Surveillance in Nova Scotia: Development of Quality Indicators and Exploration of a Potential Data Source
(2012-06-05)The internship project described in this report was to research indicators and health care quality frameworks as related to cancer systemic therapy. Part of the project was also to explore the potential linkage of data ... -
EXERCISE TO PREVENT ANTHRACYCLINE-BASED CARDIOTOXICITY IN INDIVIDUALS WITH BREAST OR HEMATOLOGICAL CANCERS
Anthracyclines (ACs) are a powerful anti-cancer drug used to treat a wide range of cancers, including those of the breast and blood. It is well established that ACs can lead to cardiac dysfunction and heart failure well ... -
Identifying Environments Associated with Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviour in Older Colorectal Cancer Survivors
(2014-12-15)Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors experience a reduction in their quality of life (QOL), even after completing treatment. Physical activity (PA) can improve QOL, but most CRC survivors are not active enough to receive ... -
Impact of yoga on quality of life for adolescent and young adult non-curative cancer patients: A pilot study
(2014-08-21)Four young adult non-curative cancer patients participated in a 7-week home-based Hatha yoga program, completing measures of quality of life (QOL) and program satisfaction. On average, participants engaged in 71.2 minutes ... -
Investigations in Patient Education Resources & the Generation of Generic Templates for Computerized Patient Education for Cancer Patients
(2012-09-10)The aim of the report was to complete the MHI- internship requirement. This internship was accomplished in NICHE research group under supervision of Dr Raza Abidi. The major purpose of the internship was to apply health ... -
Local IL-15-immunotherapy to treat melanoma
Intratumoural (i.t.) IL-2 is an effective treatment for cutaneous, metastatic melanoma. However, treating patients with high metastatic burden can be very challenging. Another common γ chain cytokine, IL-15, facilitates ... -
Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 12(4), 1933
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Nova Scotia Medical Bulletin 12(7), 1933
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A PILOT STUDY OF RESISTANCE EXERCISE FREQUENCY IN BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER SURVIVORS
(2014-12-16)A large body of research suggests exercise is effective for improving fitness, quality of life (QOL), and fatigue in cancer survivors. Despite evidence in support of exercise, few studies have rigorously evaluated exercise ... -
The role of the CDP-choline pathway in the anoikis resitance of Ras transformed intestinal epithelial cells
(2012-11-20)Phosphatidylcholine (PC) is an essential component of biological membranes and is synthesized by the CDP-choline pathway under the control of the rate-limiting enzyme CTP:phosphocholine cytidylyltransferase-alpha (CCT?). ... -
THE ROLES OF CHEMOKINES, CHEMOKINE RECEPTORS AND GLYCOLIPID ACTIVATION IN NKT CELL TUMOUR INFILTRATION
Higher levels of NKT cell infiltration correlate with improved prognosis in many human cancers. Therefore, we sought to identify factors which contribute to this process. We identified three chemokine receptors, CXCR3, ... -
Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Prodigiosene Analogues
(2013-10-28)Prodigiosenes are a family of tripyrrolic 4-methoxypyrrolyl-dipyromethane natural products based on the parent compound, prodigiosin. Prodigiosin exhibits significant anti-cancer activity including some ability to specifically ... -
USING THE ZEBRAFISH MODEL TO DETERMINE THE ROLE OF THE HACE1 TUMOUR SUPPRESSOR IN NORMAL DEVELOPMENT AND TUMOURIGENESIS
(2011-12-19)HACE1 is a tumour suppressor gene located at human chromosome 6q21. HACE1 is downregulated in Wilms’ tumour as well as several other human cancers. Its role in normal development remains unknown. The zebrafish has established ...
