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Blood tests could identify early signs of cancer years before diagnosis
…(CanPath), who were cancer-free when their blood was collected. Some subsequently developed breast or prostate cancer, while others remained cancer-free. The researchers looked for differences in chemical patterns in the…
The genetic epidemiology of breast cancer: CanPath Application to the Confluence Project
Genome wide association studies (GWAS) have been successful in identifying over 180 common susceptibility loci (specific physical locations of a gene on a chromosome) for breast cancer. However, heritability analyses…
Meet the trainee: Fatima Zulfiqar on breast cancer disparities, big data, and health equity research in Ontario
…student in epidemiology, Fatima spent her practicum analyzing Ontario Health Study data to investigate whether breast cancer disparities vary by race and ethnicity. Through our Trainee Spotlight Series, we are…
CanPath and regional cohorts to share new cancer research insights at the 2025 Canadian Cancer Research Conference
…MSc, Memorial University: Repeated breast cancer screening uptake among Chinese immigrants Alyssa Milano, MSc, BC Cancer: Precision cancer prevention and unravelling heterogeneity in dietary intake and metabolic health Jean Claude…
The less you drink, the better.
WHAT DO WE KNOW ABOUT THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND BREAST CANCER? Many Canadians do not know that drinking alcohol of any kind increases the risk of breast cancer. The…
Webinaire : Renforcer la santé du sein : Approches personnalisées du dépistage du cancer du sein au Canada
…et la prévention du cancer du sein. Elle étudie également l’impact des traitements du cancer du sein sur l’état des patientes, notamment un deuxième cancer du sein primaire controlatéral et…
Meet the trainee: Ashley Mah on studying racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer with CanPath data
…series, we had the opportunity to interview Ashley Mah, a Research Coordinator and second-year PhD candidate working with CanPath data to study racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer among Canadian women. Ashley Mah We asked…
Dr. Jennifer Brooks at the Canadian Cancer Research Conference
…include breast cancer epidemiology, genetic epidemiology, imaging biomarkers of breast cancer risk and response to treatment, and survivorship. Dr. Brooks will be attending the conference alongside two of her students,…
Roberta Livingstone
…for him to be independent. Do you have any personal experience with cancer and/or other chronic diseases? I was diagnosed with breast cancer survivor when I was 66 years old….
Webinar: Introducing the CanPath Student Dataset
…risk prediction tools to inform breast cancer screening and prevention. She also studies the impact of breast cancer treatments on patient outcomes including second primary contralateral breast cancer and treatment-related…