Instructional Video4:38
HealthSketch

What is Cancer?

Higher Ed
A simple explainer video about cancer, a group of conditions that will affect most of us or our loved ones at some point in our lives. We explain what cancer is, how and why it occurs, and how it is detected and treated. We hope this...
News Clip5:39
Curated Video

University of Manitoba researcher gets $3.9-million grant to study women's heart health

9th - Higher Ed
Dr. Lorrie Kirshenbaum, the leader of a 10-person research team at the University of Manitoba, explains how women's hearts are different than men's and shares his hopes for developing therapies for women living with heart disease, who...
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: Rare Mother to Fetus Cancer Transmission Described

9th - 10th
Researchers have identified an instance of a pregnant mother transmitting cancer cells to her offspring.
Audio
Science Friday Initiative

Science Friday: New Approaches to Targeted Cancer Therapy

9th - 10th
We'll hear about an approach to targeted cancer therapy that uses nanoparticles of fat to deliver a gene therapy to tumor cells.