House Calls, #976, June 22, 2025: New support program for adolescents and young adults with cancer at the Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre

The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre is now offering a new program to offer support to adolescents and young adults who are being treated for cancer. You can get more information by sending an email to AYAProgram@toh.ca

Your Calls and Comments:

  • A man with a burning sensation in his right hip. X-ray does not show much. Next steps?
  • PET scan for prostate cancer was negative. He want to know if he should be doing a screening colonoscopy since the scan was negative.
  • 80 year old using Ozempic at 0.25 mg a week is experiencing diarrhea. He is scheduled to increase his doe to 0.5 mg. He is asking what he should do.
  • 70 year old man tore is right biceps while out in the forest, Haslinear rash running down his right side where his arm would be in contact with his torso. What could the rash represent?
  • Scalp fungal infections
  • Muffled hearing within the right ear.

Playlist

1st segment

Intro:   Bones – Imagine Dragons 

Outro: Theme from Superman – John Williams

2nd segment

Intro: Superman’s Song – Crash Test Dummies

Outro: War Pigs – Black Sabbath

3rd segment

Intro: Alive and Kicking – Simple Minds

Outro: Theme from Mission: Impossible – Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen

4th segment

Intro:  Takin’ Care of Business – Bachman-Turner Overdrive

Outro: Burning Bridges – Mike Curb Congregation from the movie soundtrack Kelly’s Heroes