/channels/taxonomy/term/5848/all en /channels/channels/event/lets-talk-cancer-329946 <p><a href="https://outreach.letstalkscience.ca/mcgill-university/local-programs/on-campus-events.html">Let's Talk Science at ±«ÓăֱȄ</a>, <a href="https://www.desirmontrealriot.com/">Research and Information Outreach Team (RIOT)</a>, and </p> Mon, 22 Mar 2021 21:39:47 +0000 webfull 169354 at /channels /channels/channels/news/skin-cancer-men-are-genetically-more-prone-322914 <p>As COVID-19 restrictions loosen this summer, Canadians will spend more time outdoors and make the most of the sunshine. A new study from ±«ÓăֱȄ suggests why men may be more genetically prone to develop skin cancer.</p> Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:01:06 +0000 webfull 161533 at /channels /channels/channels/news/new-direction-treatment-aggressive-type-breast-cancer-302175 <p style="text-align:center"><em>Researchers identify path to improve HER2+ breast cancer susceptibility to approved therapies</em></p> Fri, 01 Nov 2019 19:37:57 +0000 webfull 154944 at /channels /channels/channels/news/minister-health-ginette-petitpas-taylor-announces-investment-150m-create-team-canada-cancer-research-298356 <p><b>MONCTON, NB</b> – The federal Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced today an investment of $150 million over five years by the Government of Canada for the creation of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres network.</p> <p>The network, which includes ±«ÓăֱȄ and is led by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), will unite cancer centres across Canada for the first time, accelerating the implementation of precision medicine so that Canadian cancer patients can access the right treatment at the right time for their particular cancer, no matter where they live.</p> Thu, 11 Jul 2019 16:41:42 +0000 webfull 150502 at /channels /channels/channels/news/research-team-receives-6m-find-new-ways-treat-metastatic-breast-cancer-298233 <p><em>Source: Terry Fox Research Institute</em></p> <p>What is the best way to starve cancer cells? What role does obesity play in metastatic breast cancer and how does it affect the tumour microenvironment? Might combining a chemotherapeutic agent with a drug now used to treat diabetes be part of an effective therapy for metastatic breast cancer?</p> Thu, 04 Jul 2019 18:25:57 +0000 webfull 150361 at /channels /channels/channels/news/researchers-unlock-mysteries-complex-microrna-oncogenes-298053 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>New research led by ±«ÓăֱȄ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre improves our understanding of microRNAs</strong></p> <p> </p> Thu, 27 Jun 2019 14:24:08 +0000 webfull 150185 at /channels /channels/channels/news/279-million-investment-fund-quebec-cancer-consortium-develop-novel-therapeutics-and-biomarkers-297562 <p>The QuĂ©bec Cancer Consortium for Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers (QCC), a collaboration between six leading hospital and cancer research centre sites based in Montreal led by ±«ÓăֱȄ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC) was awarded $10M in new funding from the <i>MinistĂšre de l’Économie et de l’Innovation</i> (<i>MEI</i>) <i>du QuĂ©bec </i>through its <i>Fonds d’accĂ©lĂ©ration des collaborations en santĂ©</i> (<i>FACS</i>) program.</p> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 20:58:48 +0000 webfull 149709 at /channels /channels/channels/news/predicting-breast-cancer-metastasis-lung-and-liver-biomarkers-295936 <p>By Josh Kaiser</p> <p>For about 20% to 30% of breast cancer patients, their primary tumour will spread to other organs such as the bones, lungs, liver, or brain. Remarkably, this metastasis to other organs accounts for 90% of deaths during breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, many of the specific cellular processes regulating breast cancer metastasis are poorly understood and there are currently no targeted treatments.</p> Thu, 04 Apr 2019 14:37:05 +0000 webfull 147952 at /channels /channels/channels/news/shared-genetic-marker-offers-new-promise-targeting-specific-ovarian-and-lung-cancers-293962 <p>Two new papers, published simultaneously in <i>Nature Communications</i> and led by researchers at ±«ÓăֱȄ, offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may be effective in treating two different types of cancer, one rare and one common form.</p> Mon, 04 Feb 2019 15:52:24 +0000 webfull 145651 at /channels /channels/channels/news/quebec-researchers-among-recipients-34-million-grand-challenge-grant-cancer-research-uk-combat-293682 <p align="center"><b>±«ÓăֱȄ and MUHC research teams part of an international effort to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer</b></p> <p> </p> Wed, 23 Jan 2019 18:17:56 +0000 webfull 145330 at /channels /channels/channels/news/existing-cancer-drugs-could-prove-beneficial-more-patients-290394 <p align="center"><i>Researchers discover additional targets for existing drugs used to treat a specific melanoma </i></p> <p> </p> <p>A set of targeted cancer drugs, known as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, have proven to be beneficial for some metastatic melanoma patients whose tumours include a specific mutation in the BRAF gene, known as V600E. A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Peter Siegel at ±«ÓăֱȄ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre suggests that these same drugs may prove beneficial for a broader range of cancer patients.</p> Thu, 04 Oct 2018 16:03:46 +0000 webfull 141730 at /channels /channels/channels/news/montreal-research-partners-join-terry-fox-research-institute-bring-cancer-research-next-level-287901 <p><em>Multi-institutional consortium will provide improved personalized treatments for patients with melanoma and leukemia across QuĂ©bec</em></p> Thu, 28 Jun 2018 18:07:51 +0000 webfull 138797 at /channels /channels/channels/news/goodman-cancer-research-gala-raises-record-breaking-3m-287725 <p><strong><em>New network and chair launched to tackle lung cancer</em></strong></p> <p>Held on June 6, 2018, on ±«ÓăֱȄ’s downtown campus under a big tent, the Goodman Cancer Research Gala this year brought together more than 800 guests and raised $3,002,906, setting a new record in its 10-year history in support of the ±«ÓăֱȄ Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC).</p> Fri, 15 Jun 2018 19:04:32 +0000 webfull 138615 at /channels /channels/channels/news/neomed-institute-partners-mcgill-university-identify-small-molecule-inhibitors-novel-oncology-target-286983 <p>The NEOMED Institute announced today that it has entered into a development collaboration with ±«ÓăֱȄ. Kemal Payza, Senior Project Director at NEOMED Institute will collaborate with Professor Alain Nepveu, Professor at the Goodman Cancer Research Centre and Departments of Oncology, Biochemistry and Medicine at ±«ÓăֱȄ, to discover new therapeutic small molecules to inhibit the protein target, <strong>Cut-Like Homeobox 1 (CUX1)</strong>.</p> Thu, 03 May 2018 13:37:18 +0000 webfull 137778 at /channels /channels/news/breakfast-television-visits-goodman-research-centre-236865 Wed, 28 May 2014 17:10:29 +0000 webfull 103013 at /channels