SPF Minute #4 – What Do UV Tanning Devices Have In Common With Plutonium?
UV tanning devices are very dangerous to your health. In fact, the World Health Organization includes UV tanning devices, cigarettes, and plutonium in its group 1 of cancer-causing agents. Not only that, the U.S. Skin Cancer Foundation states that more people will develop skin cancer because of indoor tanning, than they will develop lung cancer because of smoking.
SPF Minute #3 – The ABCDE’s On How To Detect Melanoma
Melanoma, while perhaps the least common form of skin cancer, is by far the deadliest due to its tendency to spread quickly to other organs and lymph nodes. Melanoma typically looks like a mole or can evolve from an already existing mole. And there are 5 distinct elements to look for in a potentially cancerous mole. Think of them as the ABCDE’s of how to detect melanoma: A – asymmetricalB – […]
Research & Development: Skin Cancer Epidemics in the Elderly as An Emerging Issue in Geriatric Oncology
Abstract Skin cancer is a worldwide, emerging clinical need in the elderly white population, with a steady increase in incidence rates, morbidity and related medical costs. Skin cancer is a heterogeneous group of cancers comprising cutaneous melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC), which predominantly affect elderly patients, aged older than 65 years. Melanoma has distinct […]
How To Take Control Of Your Body: Everything You Need To Know
Practicing medicine is an inexact science. The body is a complex machine with nuanced capabilities and shortcomings. It is not a simple algorithm where X+Y=Z. Factors like lifestyle, diet, environmental considerations, and family history all add their own flavour on how a person will react to any illness. That means doctors are not only asked to practice “textbook science,” but […]
SPF Minute #2 – Skin Cancer Is A Huge Economic Burden
According to the Public Health Agency of Canada “The Canadian economic burden of skin and subcutaneous tissue disease was 2 Billion Dollars in 2010 and the amount of people getting skin cancer has been increasing in Canada at a fairly constant rate over the past 30 years.”
How Much The Ontario Government Is Investing In Virtual Care
The Ontario government recently announced plans to expand its innovative home and community care services with a $115 million investment. The following is a quote from their press release: “With today’s modern medical advances and technology, and with the help of our dedicated nurses and personal support workers, we are ready to provide quality care for patients in their own homes and […]
SPF Minute #1 – Skin Cancer Is More Prevalent Than You Think
Skin Cancer is more prevalent than you think. According to the Canadian Skin Cancer Foundation, “There are more new cases of skin cancer each year than the number of breasts, prostate, lung and colon cancers combined and one in every three cancers diagnosed worldwide is skin cancer.”
Research & Development: Temperature-dependent Cell Death Patterns
Temperature-dependent cell death patterns induced by functionalized gold nanoparticle photothermal therapy in melanoma cells Abstract Photothermal therapy (PTT) is a promising approach for cancer targeting therapy. However, the temperature-dependent killing of tumor cells in PTT remains unclear. In this study, we report necroptosis plays a role in the anti-tumor effects observed in gold nanorod (GNR)-mediated […]
The Truth About What Ontario Doctors are Paid
The Ontario healthcare system is a truly wonderous execution of the bureaucracy. Large governing bodies, like the Ontario Medical Association and College of Nurses, are charged with interpreting dozens of provincial & federal legislative acts and countless regulations to provide Ontarians with the marvel that is the Ontario Healthcare Insurance Plan (OHIP). The total Ontario […]
Research & Development: Targeted-gene Silencing BRAF
Targeted-gene silencing of BRAF to interrupt BRAF/MEK/ERK pathway synergized photothermal therapeutics for melanoma using a novel FA-GNR-siBRAF nanosystem Abstract Melanoma is significantly associated with mutant BRAF gene, a suitable target for siRNA-based anti-melanoma therapy. However, a tumor-specific delivery system is a major hurdle for clinical applications. Here, we developed a novel nano-carrier, FA-GNR-siBRAF for safe […]
