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Emma Mineau - Uwindsor Biochem UG🧬🦠⁣ - In connection with WeSpark Health ⁣Institute - Affiliated with CURES Fall 2021⁣ #wesparkhealth⁣ #wesparkcures

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Thank you to our final guest speaker for this semesters CURES class, Dr. Caroline Hamm. She highlighted the importance of not forcing clinical trials upon patients, but being informative on both their benefits and risks associated with participating in the trial. #wesparkcures

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There's no sure way to prevent lung cancer especially if caused by a genetic factor, but you can reduce your risk if you:
1. Don't smoke.⁣
⁣2. If you currently smoke, stop smoking now.⁣
⁣3. Test your home for radon. ⁣
⁣5. Avoid carcinogens at work.
⁣6. Eat a healthy diet

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November is wrapping up quickly and with it being the month honouring lung cancer awareness, I felt I should discuss a bit about lung cancer for those who are interested in learning more.⁣ (1/4)

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Lung cancer can be caused by many risk factors other than smoking. These risk factors include exposure to other people's smoke (called secondhand smoke), radon, air pollution, a family history of lung cancer, and asbestos.

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Thank you to our guest speakers from yesterday, Dr. Dorota Lubanska and Dr. Mohammed Soliman, for their talk on brain cancer research. We are fortunate enought to be able to continue important work relating to brain cancer here in windsor. Thank you! #wesparkcures

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This lecture spoke on how family members and friends may want to show support, but get too overwhelmed or do not know how they can properly help those with a diagnosis. We in the CURES class appreciate our speakers for sharing their strong, emotional stories with us #wesparkcures

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Thank you to yesterday’s guest speakers Jeff Casey, and Karen Metcalf, who shared their stories on how they have been personally affected by cancer. (1/2)

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On behalf of the CURES class, we would like to thank yesterday’s guest lecturers, Arezoo Emadi and John Trant for covering some interesting topics on basic cancer research. Read this post to get a sneak peak into some of their discussions. #wesparkcures #wespark

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A big thank you goes out to Dr. Ken Schneider for a great lecture yesterday in the CURES class. Ken discussed personalizing the treatment, including how he spends ample amounts of time with each patient to thoroughly cover the risks and benefits of each treatment. #wesparkcures

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A big thank you goes out to Krista Naccarato, Manager of Corporate Research at Windsor Regional Hospital. She spoke with our cures class on the importance of clinical trials, as well as some of the challenges faced as clinical trials move throughout the four #wesparkcures

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Thank you to our guest speakers from yesterday, who all spoke on the importance of fundraising and making connections with community members and donators so they continue to contribute to the organization you are raising money for. #wesparkcures #wespark #uwindsor

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Sarah and Jaimie touched on many important ideas and discussed the importance of indigenous education at all levels, including the workplace. (3/3) #wesparkcures #wespark #uwindsor

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Thank you to both Jaimie Kechego and Sarah Mushtaq for speaking with our CURES class today on the importance of the historical and present day hardships indigenous people face in our community and in terms of medical treatments. ⁣(1/3)

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It is our duty as society to understand and address the hardships that FMIN people face in todays world, and work to break down those barriers while continuing to respect their culture and traditions to the fullest extent. ⁣(2/3)

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A big thank you goes out to Sue Taylor for all of her helpful insight into how to make our final projects appealing and professional. Stay tuned to see what information our other guest speakers will be sharing with the CURES class. #wesparkcures

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A huge thank you goes out to Dr. Victoria Forster for our guest lecture today.⁣ She discussed topics surrounding the importance of science communication, as well as the importance of combating misinformation that has already been shared by the general public. ⁣
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Stay tuned for further information on breast cancer treatments and prevention. #wespark #wesparkcures #BreastCancerAwareness

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In this instalment of my Breast Cancer Awareness posts, we are discussing the different types of breast cancer. ⁣(1/4)

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The different types of breast cancer listed can also spread to the body using different pathways.