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Today is the World Cancer Day! On this day we dedicate ourselves to bring awareness about cancer! Today, the @cancersociety released a great campaign to bring all the necessary information about cancer for those who was recently diagnosed or is a patient's relative, for those who wants to stay healthy and for those who wants to help in this cause! All the information is available on the Canadian Cancer Society Website (Link in Bio)!!!

Hi everyone! We are starting our 2020 here with a brand new project from Toronto-RIOT called "Science Monday". From now on, we will bring you some curiosities and fresh news about cancer research every Monday! ⁠ ⁠ So, let's get started with the most powerful way to win cancer: PREVENTION!⁠ Here are the main environmental risk factors related to cancer development that you can keep away from your life. ⁠ ⁠ Smoking = responsible for 30% of all cancer deaths. The more you smoke, the more you increase your risks. But no matter how old you are, it is possible to drastically reduce the cancer risk by quitting it. ⁠ ⁠ Alcohol = Just like the smoking habit, the less you drink, the more you are protected. It is safe to drink less than 1 drink per day for women and less than 2 drinks per day for men. Examples of "1 drink": ~5oz of wine or ~12oz of beer.⁠ ⁠ Sun Exposure = Skin cancer is the most common type of cancer in the world and it is the most preventable. The best way to protect yourself includes to use everyday sunscreen and reduce your time in the sun between 11am-3pm.⁠ ⁠ No physical activity = Getting active can reduce the risk of breast, lung, and uterine cancer. Just 30 minutes per day can make a huge difference in adults!⁠ Air Pollution = Many harmful pollutants are related to cancer development, specially lung cancer. It is important to know your home is well ventilated and switch from coal- or wood-burning heat to an electric, natural gas or oil source, if possible. ⁠ There's a lot you can do to improve your lifestyle and live longer! Start your cancer prevention today! ⁠ ⁠ We invite you to make a funny test from CCS to evaluate your lifestyle and learn more about cancer risks. Link in Bio!⁠ ⁠ More info is available on Canadian Cancer Society Website.⁠ ⁠ #sciencemonday #cancer #cancerresearch #toronto #riot #science #cancerscience #cancerawareness #fightcancer

Rudolf Virchow was one of the biggest scientists of all times. In 1855, he postulates the Omnis cellula e cellula concept (also known as "All cells (come) from cells"), which describes that every new cell comes from a pre-existing cell. That was extremely important years later to understand the origin of cancer. Rudolf Virchow was also the one responsible to identify blood cells in tumor mass and to make a connection between a "chronic irritation" and the cancer beginning, published in "Cellular Pathology" (1863). This highlighted the importance of inflammation on cancer promotion and opened a wide field for cancer research, resulting in advances for cancer prevention and new treatments. #throwbackscience #cancerresearch #cancerawareness #science #cancerfighters #cancer #toronto #canadianscience

In order to launch our brand new series #sciencemonday, focused on latest news and curiosities about cancer research, we decided to promote a great article written by Alexandra Rasnitsyn. In this post, she explains how cancer cells disrupt the physiological rules of co-operation between normal cells and start to behave like a selfish cell, similar to very old single cells ancestors!!! Stay tuned in our Blog! Link for the article is available in our Bio! Schematic of Cancer Atavism by Alex Rasnitsyn, created on BioRender.com #sciencemonday #cancer #cancerresearch #cancerscience #scienceintoronto #science #toronto #canadiancancersociety #cancerfighter #cancerscientists #scientist #sciencenews #cancernews #understandingcancer #canada #canadianscience #sciencecommunication #cancerawareness

In 1947, Dr. Sidney Farber reported the first case of remission of pediatric leukemia after a new therapeutic approach. It was the first of 10 successful remissions cases reported later on his published article. His achievement was the first steps to develop therapies that cure thousands of people in the years to come, providing a healthy life with a good childhood for those patients. #tbt #throwbackthursday #throwbackscience #science #torontoriot #cancerriot #canada #toronto #cancerfighter #cancerresearch #research

Our member and scientist Dr. Patty Sachamitr presented a poster about cancer awareness at a community event in the Canadian Cancer Research Conference. Congrats for the excellent job, Patty! #ccraconf #ccrc #sciencetothepeople #cancerawareness #ottawa #canada #science #research #cancerresearch #canadianresearch #torontoriot

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