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CTV News
3 days ago
- General
- CTV News
Program that helps cancer patients stop smoking available at LHSC
From left: Jennifer Murray (Nurse Practitioner, Cancer Care), Catherine Bond-Mills (Pharmacist, Pharmacy – Oncology and Renal), and Spencer Martin (Manager, Pharmacy – Oncology and Renal) in the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients (STOP) is a program offered by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) which helps patients stop smoking. The program is now being offered in London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) to patients with head and neck cancers - although they already have a positive cancer diagnosis, it's important for those patients to quit smoking as it can improve outcomes. '[Smoking cessation] should be a high-priority intervention. We know it can take numerous attempts at quitting before patients can break the habit, and we also know that nicotine replacement therapy can double the chances of someone quitting successfully,' explained Jennifer Murray, Nurse Practitioner, Cancer Care at LHSC. 'Follow-up is critical in supporting patients in their goals given the chronic and relapsing patterns of tobacco addiction. With the STOP program, patients can now be connected to counselling surrounding their nicotine use and access nicotine replacement products.' Head and neck cancers include mouth, throat and voice box, but does not include brain, esophageal or lung cancers. Murray supports patients at LHSC's Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre, and will identify patients that are smoking and interested in quitting. The program includes the provision of nicotine replacement therapy like patches, gum or losenges, as well as counselling - providing up to 26 weeks of services free of charge. The program is more than counselling, it requires the support of several healthcare workers, 'Pharmacists play a critical role by offering personalized smoking cessation counselling, assessing patient readiness to quit and helping develop tailored plans to quit,' said Interim Pharmacy Manager Spencer Martin, who cares for patients in oncology and renal medicines at LHSC. 'The STOP program allows us to take a more proactive role in a patient's smoking cessation journey – a critical, but often under addressed aspect of patient care in cancer populations.'
National Post
21-05-2025
- National Post
Toronto man who killed his mom because 'he thought she was a zombie' gets absolute discharge
A Toronto man who stabbed his mother to death nearly a dozen years ago because 'he thought she was a zombie' has been granted an absolute discharge by the Ontario Review Board. Article content Article content Neil Williams, 55, was charged with second-degree murder for his mom's Nov. 5, 2013, death. But he was found not criminally responsible in the fall of 2014 on account of a mental disorder. Since the end of 2023, Williams has been living on his own, reporting regularly to a psychiatrist at Toronto's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). Article content Article content 'The board finds that Mr. Williams no longer meets the threshold of posing a significant threat to the safety of the public and accordingly, he must be absolutely discharged,' according to a recent decision from the five-member panel. Article content 'He told the 9-1-1 dispatcher that he had stabbed his mother in the chest because he 'thought she was a zombie,'' said the decision. Article content 'Neil Williams was found by his mother's side attempting to perform CPR,' said the decision. 'Janet Williams was pronounced dead at the hospital.' Article content Williams told investigators he 'was at home with his mother and father that morning,' said the decision. Article content Article content 'He was feeling unwell and vomited. He was unable to take his medication for his bipolar disorder because he was feeling sick. He started to get paranoid thoughts. It felt as though someone was after him.' Article content Article content That feeling 'went away but returned after his father had left for work,' said the decision. 'He then got strange thoughts and paranoia about his mother. He remembered getting a knife. His memory got blurry after he got the knife. He vaguely remembered stabbing his mother. After he stabbed his mother the paranoid feelings went away and he felt dread.' Article content Before his mother's death, Williams was living with his parents in a Toronto home, said the decision. 'He was unemployed and financially supported by them.' Article content His mom was trained as a lawyer, but she stopped working after Williams was born and returned to employment when he was in his early 20s. 'Mr. Williams describes having had a positive relationship with his mother.'
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Man linked to multiple slayings found after absconding from CAMH
James Rushton, 43, who was found not criminally responsible for father's 2019 death, located by cops Monday James Rushton, 43, walked away from CAMH on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Queen and Ossington in Toronto. Photo by Police handout The man found by police after walking away from a downtown psychiatric ward was responsible for the death of two people — including the 2019 stabbing death of his father. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account James Rushton, 43, absconded from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave. Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. He was located by police Monday afternoon and returned to custody. He was found not criminally responsible for the October 2019 second-degree murder of his father Thomas Denney, 62. According to media reports, police found Rushton at the time near King St. and University Ave. — incoherent and covered with blood — after repeatedly stabbing his father. Denney's murder came two years after Rushton was convicted of bashing his father's head with a rock, a crime for which he was sentenced to time served for his 200 days of pretrial custody. At the time of that May 2017 attack, Rushton had been released on a recognizance while facing charges from the previous November of robbery, failure to comply with probation conditions and possession of the proceeds of crime. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He was also convicted in the 2000s for domestic violence against his sister and a former partner. In 2019, Rushton reportedly told arresting officers that his father was the devil and that he'd killed before. In 2005, he was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction after sucker-punching a man who allegedly pulled on a female acquaintance's blouse — with the judge noting he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time. His victim died after a single punch, court documents stated. Freed in 2008 on a statutory release, he was sent back to prison to complete his full term after he admitted to using crack. A 2008 parole board document, obtained by the Toronto Sun, highlights Rushton's history of drug- and booze-fuelled violence. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Read More
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Man responsible for multiple deaths found after absconding from CAMH
James Rushton, 43, found not criminally responsible for father's 2019 slaying, located by cops Monday James Rushton, 43, walked away from CAMH on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Queen and Ossington in Toronto. Photo by Police handout The man found by police after walking away from a downtown psychiatric ward was responsible for the death of two people — including the 2019 stabbing death of his father. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account James Rushton, 43, absconded from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave. Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. He was located by police Monday afternoon and returned to custody. He was found not criminally responsible for the October 2019 second-degree murder of his father Thomas Denney, 62. According to media reports, police found Rushton at the time near King St. and University Ave. — incoherent and covered with blood — after repeatedly stabbing his father. Denney's murder came two years after Rushton was convicted of bashing his father's head with a rock, a crime for which he was sentenced to time served for his 200 days of pretrial custody. At the time of that May 2017 attack, Rushton had been released on a recognizance while facing charges from the previous November of robbery, failure to comply with probation conditions and possession of the proceeds of crime. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He was also convicted in the 2000s for domestic violence against his sister and a former partner. In 2019, Rushton reportedly told arresting officers that his father was the devil and that he'd killed before. In 2005, he was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction after sucker-punching a man who allegedly pulled on a female acquaintance's blouse — with the judge noting he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time. His victim died after a single punch, court documents stated. Freed in 2008 on a statutory release, he was sent back to prison to complete his full term after he admitted to using crack. A 2008 parole board document, obtained by the Toronto Sun, highlights Rushton's history of drug- and booze-fuelled violence. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Read More
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Man who absconded from CAMH has history of murder, violence
James Rushton, 43, was found not criminally responsible in the 2019 second-degree murder of his father, 62-year-old Thomas Denney James Rushton, 43, walked away from CAMH on Sunday at Queen and Ossington Photo by Police handout The man wanted by police for walking away from a downtown psychiatric ward is responsible for the death of two people — including the 2019 stabbing death of his father. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account James Rushton, 43, absconded from The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave. Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. He's described as a heavy 5-foot-9 male with short black hair, a short beard with moustache, and brown eyes. He was found not criminally responsible for the October 2019 second-degree murder of his father, 62-year-old Thomas Denney. According to media reports, police found Rushton near King St. and University Ave. — incoherent and covered with blood — after repeatedly stabbing his father. Denney's murder came two years after Rushton was convicted of bashing his father's head in with a rock, a crime for which he was sentenced to time served for his 200 days of pre-trial custody. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. At the time of that May 2017 attack, Rushton had been released on a recognizance facing charges from the previous November of robbery, failure to comply with probation conditions and possession of the proceeds of crime. Read More He was also convicted in the 2000s for domestic violence against his sister and a former partner. In 2019, Rushton reportedly told arresting officers that his father was the devil, and that he'd killed before. In 2005 was sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison on a manslaughter conviction after sucker-punching a man who allegedly pulled on a female acquaintance's blouse — with the judge noting he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time. His victim died after a single punch, court documents state. Freed in 2008 on a statutory release, he was sent back to prison to complete his full term after he admitted to using crack. A 2008 parole board document, obtained by the Toronto Sun, highlights Rushton's history of drug and booze-fuelled violence. Toronto police advise anybody who spots Rushton not to approach him, but immediately call 911. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume
