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Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors

Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors Share this article What is melanoma? Melanoma is a very serious form of skin cancer because it can spread (metastasize) to other parts of the body. Characterized by the uncontrolled growth of melanocytes—the pigment-producing cells that gives skin, hair, and eyes their colour—melanoma is responsible for the vast […]

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The Importance of Skin Checks: Encouraging Canadians to
Practice Skintimacy™

Share this article Melanoma is the most invasive type of skin cancer with the highest risk of death.1 With an estimated 9,000 Canadians diagnosed in 2022,2 melanoma can present a serious health concern for Canadians. While melanoma develops primarily on areas that are exposed to the sun, including the head, neck, back, and legs, it […]

How the Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program contributes to improving access to care for rural Ontarians with lung cancer

Share this article Lung Cancer Innovation Challenge In early 2021, Merck Canada, in partnership with MaRS Discovery District (MaRS), launched the Lung Cancer Innovation Challenge (LCIC) and asked Ontario-based innovators to identify, implement, and scale solutions that could help enhance the lung cancer patient journey, with the goal of reducing the length of time between […]

A Day to Celebrate: Cancer Survivors

Share this article What is National Cancer Survivors Day? National Cancer Survivors Day is an annual celebration recognized around the world to celebrate cancer survivorship. This special day is a time to recognize the many people living with cancer including those who have been recently diagnosed, those in remission, and the family and friends who […]

Women’s Health Week: Advocating for self-care

Share this article In the following article, the word “women”, “woman” and associated pronouns will be used. Please note that this article is for all people who were born biologically female, regardless of gender identification, and that breast cancer can affect all people (less than 1% of all breast cancers occur in men). With the […]

Understanding kidney cancer

What is kidney cancer? The kidney is an integral part of the urinary system, producing urine by filtering excess water, salt and waste material from the blood. Kidneys are made up of a network of millions of small tubes called nephrons, which are each composed of a tubule and a corpuscle. Tubules are microscopic tubes […]

Understanding head and neck cancer

Understanding head and neck cancer Share this article What is head and neck cancer? Head and neck cancer is a term used to describe a number of different malignant tumours that develop in or around the mouth, lip and gum, nose, throat, larynx (voice box), and salivary gland.1 Areas of the head and neck where […]

Inventing for life

What’s Happening @ Merck Canada

See how we’re making a difference

Understanding melanoma: Signs, symptoms and risk factors

The Importance of Skin Checks: Encouraging Canadians to Practice Skintimacy™

How the Lung Diagnostic Assessment Program contributes to improving access to care for rural Ontarians with lung cancer

A Day to Celebrate: Cancer Survivors

Women’s Health Week: Advocating for self-care

Understanding kidney cancer

Understanding head and neck cancer

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The Importance of Skin Checks: Encouraging Canadians to
Practice Skintimacy™