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The BC Generations Project as a Tumor Tissue Resource for Cancer Research
…tumor tissue research resource. The BC Cancer Registry recently implemented a text mining solution to allow BCGP to capture pathology reports for 100% of all newly diagnosed BCGP cancer cases!…
Lifestyle factors and lung cancer risk among never smokers in the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (CanPath)
Data from 950 CanPath participants were analyzed to understand why 15-25% of lung cancers occur in never smokers. Researchers found a link between lung cancer risk, sleep, and fruit and…
An examination of the role of socioeconomic status in the relationship between depression and prostate cancer survivorship in a population-based sample of men from Atlantic Canada
This study found that the association of depression and prostate cancer still stands when the survivors of prostate cancer are compared to survivors of any other form of cancer, and…
Prevalence of meeting physical activity guidelines for cancer prevention in Alberta
…ACS, USDHHS, WCRF/AICR). Women were less likely to reach certain guidelines than men were. Study concluded that people in Alberta, mostly women were not active enough for cancer prevention benefits….
Perceived susceptibility to developing cancer and mammography screening behaviour: a cross-sectional analysis of Alberta's Tomorrow Project
This article highlights the percevied suspectibility with cancer screening. It also showed there was higher perceived risk/chance of cancer was associated with mammography screening. They used an individualized approach to…
Regional Cohorts
…ATP.Research@albertahealthservices.ca Website Healthy Future Sask (Saskatchewan) info@healthyfuturesask.ca Website Manitoba Tomorrow Project (Manitoba) CCMBTomorrow@cancercare.mb.ca Website Ontario Health Study (Ontario) info@ontariohealthstudy.ca Website CARTaGENE (Quebec) Participants: cartagene@advanis.ca Researchers: access@cartagene.qc.ca Website Atlantic PATH (Nova…
Investigating Skin Cancer Risk and Sun Safety Practices Among LGBTQ+ Communities in Canada
The researchers conducted a national survey of 700 LGBTQ+ individuals to evaluate skin cancer risk factors, sun-protective behaviors, and related concerns. Some participants were recruited with the help of longitudinal…
Co-consumption of Vegetables and Fruit, Whole Grains, and Fiber Reduces the Cancer Risk of Red and Processed Meat in a Large Prospective Cohort of Adults from Alberta’s Tomorrow Project
This study examined whether co-consumption of red and processed meat with key foods items and food constituents recommended for cancer prevention (vegetables and fruit, whole grains, and fiber) mitigates cancer…
Are Physical Activity Levels Linked to Nutrient Adequacy? Implications for Cancer Risk
This study showed that higher PAL would promote better health and have DRIs which would help promote potential cancer-preventing nutrients. Benefits of higher PAIs may extend beyond the usual benefits…
Intrapersonal and social environment correlates of leisure-time physical activity for cancer prevention: a cross-sectional study among Canadian adults.
This study looked at physical activity and cancer prevention . The study team used self-administered questionnares and monitored how much exercise each test subject got. The were able to determine…