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Developing an M3 Antagonist for Molecular Imaging of Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Breast Cancer
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The lack of the three targeted receptors, estrogen, progesterone, and the human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, causes difficulty in treating triple negative type cancers. Most often, patients with this type of malignancy have a low chance of survival. The focus of this work will be on...
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Diabetes and Influenza-Attributable Illness: The Rationale for Targeted Influenza Vaccinations in Adults with Diabetes
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While guidelines for seasonal influenza vaccinations single out working age (< 65) adults with diabetes, vaccination rates in this group remain below national targets. Historically, there has been limited evidence to support these guidelines. This dissertation comprises four studies investigating...
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Fall 2015
Tumor targeting ligands provide a promising solution to the problems associated with the selective delivery of conventional cancer chemotherapeutics and diagnostics to cancer cells. Therefore, numerous cancer cell surface targeting peptides have been identified and evaluated. These peptides have...
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Establishing the anti-cancer effects of unsaturated fatty acids and a novel oil on human breast cancer cells
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N-3 and n-6 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic (CLA) acid have been known to inhibit breast cancer cell growth, however, effects on normal cells and of single and mixtures of n-3 and n-6 pathway intermediates have not been thoroughly investigated. The objective of this thesis was to determine...
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Fall 2021
Breast cancer is the most common cancer amongst women in Canada. The current treatment regime for early stage breast cancers is breast-conserving surgery with radiation therapy. However, 10-20% of patients develop local recurrence, and some exhibit metastatic spread, which is associated with a...
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Fall 2015
Background: Breast conserving surgery (BCS) followed by radiation is the preferred treatment option for early stage breast cancer because it is less invasive than the alternative treatment, mastectomy, and provides a better cosmetic outcome and a superior quality of life. Positive surgical...
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Fall 2010
Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the leading cause of cancer-related death among Canadian women. Despite improvements in treatment and early detection, there is still a need to develop novel therapies for breast cancer management. Aberrant Notch signaling is tumorigenic and is...
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Fall 2013
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the developed world. The disease results from the combined effects of genetic, environmental, reproductive and lifestyle risk factors. Germline DNA variations identified thus far by linkage and genome-wide association studies (GWASs) account...
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Fall 2014
Evidence-based medicine (EBM) is, simply, the conscientious and judicious use of medical research (“evidence”) in clinical practice (Sackett et al. 2000:1). EBM emerged as a solution to various identified uncertainties in clinical practice as a programme for intervention at the level of...
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Fall 2023
Angiogenesis, the process of forming new blood vessels from a pre-exciting vasculature, is an essential component of embryonic development, tissue remodelling, wound healing, and tumor growth. This process is strictly regulated by a vast array of cellular signalling pathways involving kinases,...