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CTV News
19 minutes ago
- Health
- CTV News
Wildfire smoke exposure may shorten lung cancer survival
Manitoba RCMP officers assisted with the evacuation of several northern communities in Manitoba including the City of Flin Flon, Pimicikamak Cree Nation, and Mathias Colomb Cree Nation on May 28 and 29, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO - Manitoba RCMP Exposure to wildfire smoke may increase lung cancer patients' risk of dying from their disease, particularly among non-smokers, but the effect may be mitigated by certain cancer treatments, according to a large California study presented at a major medical meeting on Saturday. Researchers tracked more than 18,000 people with non-small cell lung cancer – the most common kind – between 2017 and 2020. Those living in neighborhoods with the highest levels of wildfire-caused air pollution in the year after their cancer diagnosis were more likely to die from the disease, they found. Patients who inhaled higher levels of tiny particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 microns or less that can penetrate deeply into the lungs had a 20% greater risk of dying from lung cancer, researchers reported at the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting in Chicago. People with advanced stage 4 cancer who had never smoked were especially affected, researchers found. Their risk of dying from cancer was 55% higher if they were exposed to high levels of wildfire air pollution. The study used advanced modeling to estimate daily air quality at patients' home addresses, based on data from satellites, weather models, smoke forecasts and air quality monitors. The researchers also found that wildfire smoke exposure did not significantly affect survival of patients with Stage 4 lung cancer with a history of smoking who were treated with an immunotherapy drug. 'This surprising trend suggests that smoke-related changes in the body may interact with certain treatments,' and more study of this phenomenon is warranted, the researchers said. Wildfire smoke is more toxic than normal air pollution. Along with particles of soil and biological materials, it often contains traces of chemicals, metals, plastics and other synthetic materials. 'As wildfires become more frequent and intense in California and other parts of the U.S., we need targeted health strategies to protect cancer patients and others with serious health problems,' said study leader Dr. Surbhi Singhal of UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center in Sacramento, California. Reporting by Nancy Lapid; Editing by Bill Berkrot
CTV News
20 minutes ago
- Climate
- CTV News
‘Ashes falling like snow': New evacuations due to Manitoba wildfires
A wildfire near Flin Flon, Man. is shown on May 27, 2025. (Submitted: Manitoba Government) A new area of Manitoba's north is now under a mandatory evacuation order due to large-scale wildfires having knocked out power which may compromise basic services. The Rural Municipality of Kelsey which includes Cranberry-Portage, joins a long list of communities, towns, cities and First Nations having to flee the north. At least 430 people have been told to evacuate the area about 600 kilometres northwest of Winnipeg by 3 p.m. on Saturday. 'It is orange,' said Lori Forbes, a municipal emergency coordinator for the RM. 'Ashes falling like snow. It is unbelievable, the smoke and the ash. You get up in the morning and your car is dusted with ash. The smoke burns your throat and it's something like I've never seen in my years up here.' The residents join the more than 17,000 people who have been ordered to evacuate to Winnipeg due to fires raging across the province.
CBC
an hour ago
- Climate
- CBC
Cranberry Portage, Man., under mandatory evacuation order
Hundreds of people are being forced to evacuate the northwestern Manitoba community of Cranberry Portage, near Flin Flon, after a wildfire knocked out power overnight, closed a stretch of highway and worsened air quality. Read more:
Yahoo
4 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Rain not forecasted as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon, Manitoba.
FLIN FLON — There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby. Temperatures throughout the weekend are expecting to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off. Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and health-care professionals. Flin Flon mayor George Fontaine said on Friday that unless things changed, the fire was projected to take chunks out of the town. As of now, wildfires in Manitoba have displaced more than 17,000 people. Thousands have also been affected by wildfires in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with 1,300 people in the community of Swan Hills northwest of Edmonton already forced from their homes. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 31, 2025. The Canadian Press
National Post
5 hours ago
- Climate
- National Post
Rain not forecasted as crews battle wildfire burning near Flin Flon, Manitoba
There's no rain in the forecast for Flin Flon, Manitoba over the next week as crews there fight a wildfire that's raging nearby. Article content Temperatures throughout the weekend are expected to range from the low to high 20s, before cooling off. Article content Thousands have evacuated the northwestern Manitoba city, including municipal government officials and health-care professionals. Article content Article content Flin Flon mayor George Fontaine said on Friday that unless things changed, the fire was projected to take chunks out of the town. Article content Article content Thousands have also been affected by wildfires in Saskatchewan and Alberta, with 1,300 people in the community of Swan Hills northwest of Edmonton already forced from their homes. Article content Advertisement 1 This advertisement has not loaded yet.
