Prendre le pouls - Taking the Pulse
Prendre le pouls - Taking the Pulse
Fondation de l'Hôpital général de Montréal / Montreal General Hospital Foundation
Taking the Pulse: What is cancer?
11 minutes Posted Oct 15, 2024 at 1:00 pm.
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: Intro
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What is cancer?
Dr. Turcotte: What is sarcoma?
Dr. Turcotte: What are the types of sarcoma?
Dr. Turcotte: Can sarcomas be cured?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What causes cancer?
Dr. Turcotte & Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What are the common cancer symptoms?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: Why is cancer so difficult to cure?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What is metastasis?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What do the stages of cancer mean?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: How do people die of esophageal cancer?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: How do you determine the right treatment to follow?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What is chemotherapy?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: What is immunotherapy?
Dr. Cools-Lartigue: Why is it an interesting time in cancer research?
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Dr. Robert Turcotte, Orthopedic Surgeon (MGH-MUHC) and Dr. Jonathan Cools-Lartigue, Thoracic Surgeon (MGH-MUHC) explain the basics of this disease, which is the leading cause of death in Canada. What are metastases? Can sarcoma be cured? They answer these and other questions. Learn more about cancer from these two experts. Dr. Cools-Lartigue is a spokesperson for Together Against Cancer, a unique collaboration between the Cedars Cancer Foundation and the Montreal General Hospital...