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Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

Excess weight expected to become 2nd leading preventable cause of cancer, after tobacco

In the News: UToday

Jennifer Chan new holder of Kids Cancer Care Chair in Pediatric Oncology

Single blood test could offer rapid breast cancer diagnosis

A study published in Nature Communications in January finds that excess weight around the midsection appears to be a stronger predictor of all-cancer risk than body size. Flickr photo by bradhoc, licensed under Creative Commons

Cancer prevention: Why body shape may matter more than weight

High River Mayor Craig Snodgrass, left, says radon gas is a danger and a real threat to Albertans.

Radon gas concentrations may be even higher in rural Alberta than in big cities

Little devices like this one will be used to measure radon levels in all UCalgary student residence buildings, student family housing and childcare facilities. Radon testing must be conducted during the winter months, so now is the time to start measuring radon gas levels in your own home.

Radon testing in UCalgary residence and childcare facilities gets underway

Michael Kallos is director of the Biomedical Engineering Initiative and lead of the University of Calgary's biomedical engineering strategic research theme. He and his team are trying to encourage healthy stem cells to multiply, to aid in the treatment of a host of medical issues.

How we can bioengineer a better future for everyone

A radon test device is smaller than a hockey puck and requires no electricity. Photo by Riley Brandt, University of Calgary

Evict Radon fact sheet

Early Cancer Detection Initiative joins Canary Foundation flock

FIVM Series presents: New strategies for the differentiation of foot-and-mouth disease virus-infected from vaccinated cattle.