Category Archives: cancer research

“Cracking Cancer” on CBC’s The Nature of Things tonight

Posted on February 23, 2017 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Tonight’s episode of CBC documentary series The Nature of Things with David Suzuki features an in-depth look at the BC Cancer Agency’s Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) project, which is exploring the feasibility of sequencing DNA and RNA from cancer cells to … Continue reading →

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Quora: productive procrastination

Posted on January 26, 2014 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve recently started to spend some time on the question and answer site Quora, and I’m finding it be quite an effective science communication medium as well as excellent writing practice. I can’t quite remember how I first came to … Continue reading →

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Early detection is key

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I know size isn’t everything, but this is still very clever (pencil for scale) Bravo, Canadian Cancer Society!

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Facebook rant about Facebook cancer hoax

Posted on February 26, 2013 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I just posted the following on Facebook, and thought I’d share it here, too – the wider the news that this is a hoax is disseminated, the better for everyone. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I’ve seen a Facebook post about cancer circulating among … Continue reading →

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Hanging out on corners

Posted on December 7, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I realised this morning that I’ve been delinquent in doing my part to promote an exciting new Occam’s Typewriter venture – a group blog, Occam’s Corner, on the Guardian’s science blogs network. (I did add the feed to the “Latest … Continue reading →

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A very retro seminar

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

(now that Big Complicated Grant has progressed to the next stage and I can draw breath again, let’s see if I can remember how to write about anything other than hockey!) I believe I’ve mentioned in the past that I … Continue reading →

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Time to write a final report on a completed grant!

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?
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Question About “VWXYNot?”

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Cath@VWXYNot?

Thus read the title of an email in my inbox this morning. The message continued: Hey, I consult for a Canadian immigration lawyer who is looking to expand her presence online.  I am  interested in having a mention within one of your … Continue reading →

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Poor choice of words

Posted on April 30, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

I’ve been working with molecular pathologists for more than two years now, and one piece of their terminology still throws me every time I hear it. When told that a protein has been found to be a “poor prognostic marker”, … Continue reading →

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Science Idol

Posted on April 27, 2010 by Cath@VWXYNot?

The BBC’s “Science and Environment” RSS feed included a real gem today: news of a competition in which members of the public were asked to submit ideas for research projects. The four winners will be mentored by experts in their … Continue reading →

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