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A race against time to diagnose deadly weight loss in cancer patients
November 4th, 2016 Releases About one third of cancer patients die because of cachexia – an involuntary weight loss, characterized primarily by muscle wasting and metabolic changes, which cannot be addressed or treated solely with increased food intake. A …
Researchers identify a protein that could help in the early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer
December 2nd, 2016 Dr. Zu-hua Gao (left) and graduate student Qing Li) Researchers at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center (RI-MUHC), showed for the first time that a group of protein, called Regenerating proteins, were involved …
Making Team Canada
December 28th, 2016 Articles In her 33 years working in Housekeeping at the Montreal Children’s Hospital (MCH), Lyne Martinelli has gotten to know many patients. There was one girl though, who Lyne already knew before she ever became a patient. Raphaëlle …
Where they are now: moving beyond recovery
September 30th, 2016 Articles Terry and Samson Terry Graham no longer needs an alarm clock. Instead, the retired Regina native relies on his trusty retriever Samson to wake him every morning for a two-mile walk. “Samson is quite possibly one of the best …
RI-MUHC researchers discover new path to stop the spread of cancer
October 18th, 2016 Releases Investigators from the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC), and the Institute of Cancer Research, London (UK), have discovered that some cancer cells can draw blood from existing mature blood …
A key to unlocking the mystery of triple negative breast cancer
November 2nd, 2016 Releases A study conducted at the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) suggests screening breast cancer patients for the prolactin receptor could improve the prognosis for patient and may help them avoid …
The Lung Cancer Network: the MUHC demonstrates its leadership within the RUISSS McGill
December 5th, 2024 News On November 29, the RUISSS McGill held its fourth annual Lung Cancer Network Conference at St. Mary's Hospital Centre. Once again, the day was rich in sharing and exchanging success stories, and highlighted the various …
Exemplary collaboration between the MUHC and the CISSS de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue
December 19th, 2024 News Launched in 2017, the exceptional collaboration between the MUHC and the CISSS de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (CIUSSSAT) as part of the RUISSS McGill was showered with praise and a prestigious award from the Programme québécois de …