The statistics for pancreatic cancer are sobering. According to the Canadian Cancer Society approximately 7,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with this form of cancer every year and of those, 5,700 … Read more
Breast cancer is the most common cancer affecting Canadian women. Advancements in treatments have helped many women diagnosed with breast cancer overcome the disease. Unfortunately, some still succumb to the … Read more
Kathleen Varty, CRTP Trainee, University of New Brunswick In Canada alone, more than 800 children under the age of 15 are diagnosed with cancer each year. Thanks to advances in … Read more
Recently, two board members from Saunders Matthey Cancer Prevention Foundation had an opportunity to meet with graduate students in Beatrice Hunter Cancer Research Institute’s Cancer Research Training Program. Saunders Matthey-funded … Read more
September 2023 CRTP Award Recipients: Masters Students: Riley Arseneau, Pathology, Dalhousie University Supervisors: Dr. Jeanette Boudreau, Dr. Boris Gala-Lopez Funding provided by GIVETOLIVE PhD Candidates: Theresa Vo, Community Health and … Read more
Misconceptions can burden individuals living with cancer, researchers say From left are Drs. Eric Tenkorang, Teri Stuckless and Sevtap Savas. PHOTO: RICH BLENKINSOPP A team of Memorial University researchers have … Read more
Dr. Sandra Turcotte is on a mission to fight kidney (renal) cancer, a disease that affects 7,500 Canadians each year. While renal cancer may not be as prevalent as some … Read more
Meet Emily Drake, a PhD candidate at Dalhousie University. Emily’s research focuses on young adults (18 – 39) living with cancer, an often-ignored age group that falls between pediatric and adult healthcare. … Read more
CRTP Trainees providing essential new knowledge to cancer research MSc Student Elias Habib, Department of Pathology Dalhousie Supported by a GIVETOLIVE CRTP Award, Elias is investigating whether the loss of … Read more
Dal Dentistry launching clinical trials with ground‑breaking study on oral‑cancer prevention Researchers at Dalhousie’s Faculty of Dentistry are conducting one of the Faculty’s first clinical trials to determine whether a drug commonly used … Read more