The Simple Answer Is, Every Child Matters

“The simple answer is, every child matters.” By Charmaine Gaudet, APR, BHCRI Communications Advisor Childhood cancer is one of the leading causes of death in children, with more than 800 children under the age of 15 diagnosed in Canada each year.  Fortunately, the incidence of childhood cancer is relatively rare, and … Read more

The DNA of Ovarian Cancer Research

The DNA of Ovarian Cancer Research An estimated 3,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with ovarian cancer in 2022. An estimated 1,950 will die from it.1 The signs and symptoms of ovarian cancer are vague and often the cancer progresses to a late stage before it’s diagnosed. It’s a devastating disease that impacts people … Read more

Memorial University researcher aims to improve prostate cancer outcomes

Memorial University researcher aims to improve prostate cancer outcomes By: Kathleen Varty, CRTP Trainee and MSc Student, University of New Brunswick Prostate cancer is the most common cancer for men in Canada and North America. Despite being the third leading cause of death for men with cancer, prostate cancer has an … Read more

Pediatrics Team looking to find new ways to treat children with ALL

Pediatrics Team looking to find new ways to treat children with ALL (L-R: Dr. Ketan Kulkarni, Dr. Andrew Stadnyk, MSc Student Zara Forbrigger) Interested in improving the outcomes when treating acute lymphoblastic leukemia, the most common cancer in children, Drs Andrew Stadnyk (Pediatrics), Ketan Kulkarni (Pediatrics) and MSc student … Read more

BHCRI Announces CRTP Pilot Program and Awards Competition

The Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute Announces the Fall Cancer Research Training Program Pilot Program and Awards Competition Twice each year the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute holds a competition that provides funding to graduate students, postdoctoral fellows and clinical research fellows undertaking cancer research at recognized institutions in Atlantic Canada.  A limited number … Read more

Glioblastoma Research to Improve the Lives of Patients

Glioblastoma Research to Improve the Lives of Patients By Rikki Clark, Acadia University and BHCRI Summer Student Glioblastoma is a devastating and universally deadly form of brain cancer with an uncanny ability to change and evade current standard of care treatments. This makes glioblastoma truly formidable both to research and … Read more

Dr. David Hoskin: A BHCRI Founder, Continues to Contribute

Dr. David Hoskin: a BHCRI founder, continues to contribute By Maria Laura Todesco, Public Relations student, Nova Scotia Community College Dr. Hoskin’s interest in science began when he was very young. At an early age, he had an improvised laboratory in his basement where he did research with a … Read more

Atlantic Canadians deserve better cancer treatment options

Atlantic Canadians deserve better cancer treatment options and conditions to deal with cancer’s effects on themselves, their families, and health-care systems. The most recent estimates predicts that almost 45 per cent of Canadians will be diagnosed with cancer during their lives. With the tremendous financial support by the Terry Fox Research Institute and … Read more

Efforts underway to grow scientific cancer research community

Dr. Sherri Christian, associate professor, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, has been named assistant scientific director in Newfoundland and Labrador for the Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute (BHCRI). Please view the full article: https://gazette.mun.ca/research/strength-in-numbers/