Dr. Aisha Lofters, St. Michael's Hospital (IMAGE)

St. Michael's Hospital

Dr. Aisha Lofters, St. Michael's Hospital

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Does religion affect people’s likelihood of being screened for cancer? That’s the question Dr. Aisha Lofters and her team at St. Michael’s Hospital are trying to answer. In a pilot study published today in the Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, they examined whether there are cancer screening inequalities among people of Muslim faith and culture, given that Muslims are the fastest growing immigrant population in Canada.

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