Spotlight on Research

Lung Cancer Canada believes in the promise that research represents – a promise of hope and a better future for all of those impacted by lung cancer.

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Spotlight on Research

Lung Cancer Canada believes in the promise that research represents – a promise of hope and a better future for all of those impacted by lung cancer. Without a doubt, lung cancer research has had a transformative impact on patient outcomes, healthcare practices, and public health strategies, underscoring the importance of continued investment and collaboration in this critical area of cancer research. That’s why Lung Cancer Canada is proud to be supporting the Canadian lung cancer research community.

Following are just some of the innovative research projects that Lung Cancer Canada has had the privilege to support over the past few years:

Dr. Enam Alsrayheen

The Effectiveness of Implementing a Community-based Lung Clinic in the Cape Breton Cancer Center

Learn more about Dr. Alsrayheen’s research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #71.

Dr. Daniel Breadner

Detection of Circulating Tumor DNA after SABR in Patients with Unbiopsied Lung Tumors

Dr. Anne Gonzalez

Optimizing the selection of COPD patients for lung cancer screening: Use of the Quebec health administrative databases to identify and validate clinical predictors of a high risk of death from competing, non-lung cancer causes

Learn more about Dr. Gonzalez’s research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #34.

Dr. Rosalyn Juergens

Liquid vs solid tissue biopsy for mutation and translocation detection in non-squamous non-small cell lung cancer: Improving equity in cancer care delivery across Central-West Ontario

Learn more about Dr. Juergens' research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #74.

Dr. Anna McGuire

A pilot study on the effect of high ambient air pollution exposure on lung age and EGFR mutation in never smokers with lung cancer

Dr. Renelle Myers

A Pilot Breathomics study for Biomarker Discovery in Lung Cancer

Learn more about Dr. Myers’s research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #18.

Dr. Lacey Pitre

Evaluation of quality-of-life outcomes for patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer during a decentralized cancer clinical trial

Dr. Kelsie Thu

Defining alterations in histone post-translational modifications in never-smoker lung cancer

Dr. Alain Tremblay

A Retrospective Study of an Artificial Intelligence Interpretation System for Lung Cancer Screening Examinations

Learn more about Dr. Wallace’s research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #76.

Dr. Alison Wallace

Perioperative outcomes of lung cancer surgery in women: a Canadian nationwide retrospective cohort study

Learn more about Dr. Wallace’s research project via the Lung Cancer Voices Podcast Episode #70.