Key Publications

Explore the research contributions of our esteemed cluster members through a selection of key publications. These research projects showcase the innovative work driving our research cluster forward to continue to enhance the field of cancer prevention research. 

2025

Evaluating ovarian cancer risk-reducing salpingectomy acceptance: a survey | A Lukey, R Sowamber, D Huntsman, C Pearce, F Howard, R Meza, M Law, M Phung, G Hanley

Impact of comorbidities on the mortality benefits of lung cancer screening: a post-hoc analysis of PLCO and NLST trials | S Gendarme, E Irajizad, J Long, J Fahrmann, J Dennison, S Ghasemi, R Dou, R Volk, R Meza, I Toumazis, F Canoui-Poitrine, S Hanash, E Ostrin

Oral contraceptive use is associated with a reduction in the physical size of fallopian tube p53 signatures | E Gibbard, D Cochrane, R Sowamber, J Huvila, A Nitscke, K Greening, C Chow, Y Qin, N Mohammad, D Farnell, W Lee, C Gilks, L Hoang, G Hanley, D Huntsman

Prognostic values of molecular subtypes and SWI/SNF protein expression in de-differentiated/undifferentiated endometrial carcinoma | C Shin, B Gokbayrak, V Tao, N Almadani, E Li, R Ho, F Kommoss, J Huvila, D Chiu, S Leung, B Tessier-Cloutier, D Huntsman, C Gilks, J McAlpine, L Hoang, Y Wang

MET Activation in Lung Cancer and Response to Targeted Therapies | S Okun, D Lu, K Sew, A Subramaniam, W Lockwood

Impact and Mechanisms of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia on Fatigue among Cancer Survivors: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial | K Greeley, J Rash, J Tulk, J Savard, M Seal, R Urquhart, J Thoms, K Laing, E Fawcett, S Garland

Effect of changes in body composition and sociodemographic factors on colon cancer survival | I Catala Vilaplana, G Smith, H Schulte, H Lim, G Hanley, K Campbell

Diet and survival after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium | C Nagle, T Ibiebele, R Na, E Bandera, D Cramer, J Doherty, G Giles, M Goodman, G Hanley, H Harris, A Jensen, S Kjaer, A Lee, V McGuire, R Milne, B Qin, J Richardson, N Sasamoto, J Schildkraut, W Sieh, K Terry, L Titus, B Trabert, N Wentzensen, A Wu, A Berchuck, M Pike, C Pearce, P Webb

Mitigation of decline with virtual exercise with lung cancer (MoVE with lung cancer) − A promising approach to enhance physiological strength, improve body composition, and build upon current evidence | Y Wang, R Fujita, N Fujisawa, J Laskin, P Camp, S Yeo, G Smith, K Zadravec, K Mackenzie, K Campbell

Maternal age at first birth and uterine cancer risk: A comprehensive analysis using NHANES data (2003–2018)S Marozoff, M Karim, M Asamoah-Boaheng, TJB Dummer

Using Bayesian evidence synthesis to quantify uncertainty in population trends in smoking behaviour | S Wade, P Sarich, P Vaneckova, S Behar-Harpaz, P Ngo, P B Grogan, S Cressman, C E Gartner, J M Murray, T Blakely, E Banks, M C Tammemagi, K Canfell, M F Weber, M Caruana

Occupational asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal cancers: systematic review and meta-analysesM Koehoorn, C B McLeod, J Fan, V H Arrandale, H W Davies, J M Dement, M Pahwa, C E Peters, L Stayner, K Straif, P A Demers

The effect of insomnia treatment on work productivity and related costs among cancer survivors with insomnia and comorbid perceived cognitive impairments: A secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial | J Tulk, L Gambin, S Browne, K Laing, J A Rash, J Savard, M Seal, J Thoms, R Urquhart, S N Garland

Fear of cancer recurrence is associated with higher primary care use after cancer treatment: a survey-administrative health data linkage studyR Urquhart, C Kendell, L Lethbridge

Robust Indicators of Residential Mobility Derived From Longitudinal Canadian Data to Examine Population Health Across the Life Course | S Mah, E Buajitti, L Pagalan, L Diemert, M Tjepkema, T Christidis, S Chiodo, A Siddiqi, J Brook, H Chen, L Rosella

Neighborhood level factors and use of cigarettes, cannabis and e-cigarettes: a population-based study among Canadian adultsTF Wood, TJB Dummer, CE Peters, RA Murphy

Exercise May Improve Completion of Standard and Emerging Cancer Treatments | I Catalá-Vilaplana, S Cao, K Zadravec, N LeVasseur, R Kimple, A Lim, K Courneya, K Campbell 

Clinical Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Multigene Panel Sequencing in Advanced Melanoma: A Population-Level Real-World Target Trial Emulation | E Krebs, D Weymann, C Ho, A Weppler, I Bosdet, A Karsan, T Hanna, S Pollard, D Regier 

Pan-cancer analysis of oncogenic MET fusions reveals distinct pathogenomic subsets with differential sensitivity to MET-targeted therapy | C Febres-Aldana, M Vojnic, I Odintsov, T Zhang, R Cheng, C Beach, D Lu, M Mattar, A Gazzo, L Gili, M Harshan, A Ameri, S Machnicki, X Xiao, W Lockwood, X Zhou, Q Yao, A Drilon, N Rekhtman, N Shah, A Li, Z Liu, S Yang, M Davare, M Ladanyi, R Somwar

Changes in EEG Microstate Dynamics and Cognition Post‐Chemotherapy in People With Breast Cancer | S Damji, S Sattari, K Zadravec, K Campbell, J Brunet, N Virji‐Babul

Outcomes Post-laparoscopic Intervention for Accessory and Cavitated Uterine Masses: A Review and a Molecular Insight | E Barrett-Chan, K Alomar, E Bukannan, K Cho, J Pilsworth, C Gilks, P Yong, D Huntsman, M Bedaiwy

Examining the associations between the food environment and dietary intake in British Columbia: A cross-sectional study B Zhao, T Cohen, J Sutherland, R Meza, P Bhatti, R Murphy 

Melatonin supplementation and oxidative DNA damage repair capacity among night shift workers: a randomised placebo-controlled trial | U Zanif, A Lai, J Parks, A Roenningen, C McLeod, N Ayas, X Wang, Y Lin, J Zhang, P Bhatti

Provincial Variation in Adherence to Breast Cancer Screening in Canada: Evidence From the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's HealthM Darvishian, A Moustaqim-Barrette, P Awadalla, P Bhatti, P Broet, R Murphy, K Skead, R Urquhart, J Vena, T Dummer 

Overlap of high-risk individuals across family history, genetic & non-genetic breast cancer risk models: Analysis of 180,398 women from European & Asian ancestries | P Ho, C Loo, M Goh, M Abubakar, T Ahearn, I Andrulis, N Antonenkova, K Aronson, A Augustinsson, S Behrens, C Bodelon, N Bogdanova, M Bolla, K Brantley, H Brenner, H Byers, N Camp, J Castelao, M Cessna, J Chang-Claude, S Chanock, G Chenevix-Trench, J Choi, S Colonna, K Czene, M Daly, F Derouane, T Dörk, A Eliassen, C Engel, M Eriksson, D Evans, O Fletcher, L Fritschi, M Gago-Dominguez, J Genkinger, W Geurts-Giele, G Glendon, P Hall, U Hamann, C Ho, W Ho, M Hooning, R Hoppe, A Howell, K Humphreys, H Ito, M Iwasaki, A Jakubowska, H Jernström, E John, N Johnson, D Kang, S Kim, C Kitahara, Y Ko, P Kraft, A Kwong, D Lambrechts, S Larsson, S Li, A Lindblom, M Linet, J Lissowska, A Lophatananon, R MacInnis, A Mannermaa, S Manoukian, S Margolin, K Matsuo, K Michailidou, R Milne, N Mohd Taib, K Muir, R Murphy, W Newman, K O’Brien, N Obi, O Olopade, M Panayiotidis, S Park, T Park-Simon, A Patel, P Peterlongo, D Plaseska-Karanfilska, K Pylkäs, M Rashid, G Rennert, J Rodriguez, E Saloustros, D Sandler, E Sawyer, C Scott, S Shahi, X Shu, K Shulman, J Simard, M Southey, J Stone, J Taylor, S Teo, L Teras, M Terry, D Torres, C Vachon, M Van Houdt, J Verhoeven, C Weinberg, A Wolk, T Yamaji, C Yip, W Zheng, M Hartman, J Li

Adherence to Annual Lung Cancer Screening and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis | R Kim, K Rendle, N Mitra, C Neslund-Dudas, R Greenlee, S Honda, M Schapira, M Simoff, J Jeon, R Meza, D Ritzwoller, A Vachani

Interactions Between Genetic and Epidemiological Factors Influencing Mammographic Density | A Suger, H Chen, C Haas, S Fan, C Scott, M Bolla, J Dennis, A Dunning, K Michailidou, Q Wang, P Fasching, L Haeberle, J Stone, M Gago-Dominguez, J Castelao, R Murphy, K Aronson, F Couch, S Yadav, R Milne, J Hopper, A Norman, H Eliassen, W Tapper, D Eccles, G Evans, S Astley, P Hall, K Czene, P Pharoah, A Antoniou, M García-Closas, A Berrington, D Easton, G Gierach, R Tamimi, C Vachon, S Lindström, T Harrison

How Can We Engage Oncology Care Providers and Glioblastoma Patients in Conversations About Physical Activity: A Qualitative Descriptive Study Using the Theoretical Domains Framework | J Langley, G Warner, C Cassidy, R Urquhart, M MacNeil, M Keats

Natural history models for lung Cancer: A scoping review | R Nargund, S Ishizawa, M Eghbalizarch, P Yeh, S Mousavi, S Nofal, Y Geng, P Cao, E Ostrin, R Meza, M Tammemägi, R Volk, M Lopez-Olivo, I Toumazis

Mental healthcare utilisation among individuals with colorectal cancer: population-based cohort studies | V Cheng, E Sayre, V Cheng, J Loree, S Gill, R Murphy, A Howren

The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network: A pan-Canadian precision oncology initiative | The Terry Fox Research Institute Marathon of Hope Cancer Centers Network 

The estrobolome: Estrogen-metabolizing pathways of the gut microbiome and their relation to breast cancerAH Larnder, AR Manges, RA Murphy

Diabetes medications and pancreatic cancer risk: A population-based cohort studyY Chen, P Bhatti, T Dummer, RA Murphy

Exercise interventions for older adults with advanced cancer: A scoping review | S Sattar, KR Haase, I Tejero, C Bradley, S Cobbing, N Pathak, JH Callow, JA Lam, C Perlon, KJ del Socorro, MB Nadler, SMH Alibhai, KL Campbell, E Papadopoulos


2024

Economic Evaluation of Population-Based BRCA1 and BRCA2 Testing in Canada | L Sun, X Wei, CT Fierheller, L Dawson, S Oxley, A Kalra, J Sia, F Feldman, S Peacock, KA Schrader, R Legood, JS Kwon, R Manchanda

Self-Screening for Cervical Cancer Offered through a Digital Platform in a Region of British Columbia with Lower Screening Rates | L Smith, A Booth, CS Racey, B Smith, A Prabhakaran, S Dabee, Q Hong, N Niazi, GS Ogilvie 

Understanding Cancer Prevention through Geospatial Science: Putting Cancer in its PlaceA  Aravindakshan, P Baade, P Bhatti, J Brook, J Cameron, A Chan, H Chappells, S Cramb, P Dasgupta, D Doiron, T Dummer, E Duncan, C Gotay, S Harden, J Hogg, A Issanov, J Kangmennaang, G Kuczynski, K Mengersen, J Pearce, N Saint-Jacques, T Saunders, N Schuurman, A Siiba, J Simkin, J Syer, K White, D Wraith, X Yu, C Zheng 

Improving Specificity for Ovarian Cancer Screening Using a Novel Extracellular Vesicle–Based Blood Test: Performance in a Training and Verification Cohort | ES Winn-Deen, LT Bortolin, D Gusenleitner, KM Biette, K Copeland, A Gentry-Maharaj, S Apostolidou, AD Couvillon, DP Salem, S Banerjee, J Grosha, IO Zabroski, CR Sedlak, DM Byrne, BF Hamzeh, MS King, LT Cuoco, PA Duff, BJ Manning, TB Hawkins, D Mattoon, T Guettouche, SJ Skates, A Jamieson, JN McAlpine, D Huntsman, U Menon

Patterns of Medical Care Cost by Service Type Associated with Lung Cancer Screening | K Wain, M Maiyani, NM Carroll, R Meza, RT Greenlee, C Neslund-Dudas, MR Odelberg, C Oshiro, D Ritzwoller

Exposure to ambient polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and early-onset female breast cancer in a case–control study in Ontario, Canada | CM Waddingham, P Hinton, PJA Villeneuve, J Brook, E Lavigne, K Larsen, K Kristianf, WD King, D Wen, J Meng, J Zhang, E Galarneau, SA Harris

Switching from a 2-dose to a 1-dose program of gender-neutral routine vaccination against human papillomavirus in Canada: a mathematical modelling analysis | M Drolet, JF Laprise, É Chamberland, C Sauvageau, S Wilson, GH Lim, G Ogilvie, A Tuite, M Brisson

On the path toward cervical cancer elimination in Canada: a national survey of factors influencing women's intentions to participate in human papillomavirus test-based primary cervical screening | O Tatara, B Hawarda, S Pereze, P Zhua, J Brothertoni, K Decker, AK Lofters, MH Mayrand, E McBrideo, G Ogilvie, GK Shapiro, LW. Smith, M Steben, J Walleru, GD Zimetv, Z Rosberger 

Polygenic risk scores stratify breast cancer risk among women with benign breast disease | ME Sherman, SJ Winham, RA Vierkant, BM Mccauley, CG Scott, S Schrup, MM Gaudet, MA Troester, S Pruthi, DC Radisky, AC Degnim, FJ Couch, MK Bolla, Q Wang, J Dennis, K Michailidou, P Guenel, T Truong, J Chang-Claude, N Obi, KJ Aronson, R Murphy, M Garcia-Closas, S Chanock, T Ahearn, X Yang, AM Dunning, N Mavaddat, PDP Pharoah, DF Easton, CM Vachon

Canadians’ knowledge of cancer risk factors and belief in cancer myths | E Rydz, J Telfer, EK Quinn, SS Fazel, E Holmes, G Pennycook, CE Peters

Outcomes From Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Ovarian Cancer Prevention | GE Hanley, CL Pearce, A Talhouk, JS Kwon, SJ Finlayson, JN McAlpine, DG Huntsman, D Miller 

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer | Cancer Care and Indigenous Peoples: One Canadian Perspective NR Caron, J Chan, MK Connon 

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer | Breast Cancer Screening in British Columbia, Canada: Opportunities to Increase UptakeNR Caron, KJ Linn, MK Connon 

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer | Metis Science and Perspectives on Cancer in the Context of HPV and HPV Vaccine Uptake | A Letendre, K King, P Hutchinson, E Ghostkeeper 

Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer | The Power of Genomics | K Henare, MK Connon, NR Caron, A Brown 

Population-based BRCA1 and BRCA2 genetic testing is cost-effective in Canada | C Fierheller, L Sun, X Wei, L Dawson, S Oxley, A Kalra, J Sia, F Feldman, S Peacock, K Schrader, R Legood, J Kwon, R Manchanda

Assessment of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution: An exposure framework | A Patton, H Boogaard, D Vienneau, J Brook, A Smargiassi, M Kutlar Joss, A Szpiro, S Sagiv, E Samoli, B Hoffmann, H Chang, R Atkinson, J Weuve, F Forastiere, F Lurmann, G Hoek

Potential impact of a population-based screening program on the increased burden of prostate cancer in Thailand: A simulation study | C Alvarez, A Mondul, L Rozek, H Sriplung, R Meza, J Jeon

Analysis of Lung Cancer Incidence in Non-Hispanic Black and White Americans using a Multistage Carcinogenesis Model | S Skolnick, P Cao, J Jeon, S Park, D Stram, L Le Marchand, R Meza

On the path toward cervical cancer elimination in Canada: a national survey of factors influencing women's intentions to participate in human papillomavirus test-based primary cervical screening | O Tatara, B Haward, S Perez, P Zhu, J Brotherton, K Decker, A Lofters, M Mayrand, E McBride, G Ogilvie, G Shapiro, L Smith, M Steben, J Waller, G Zimet, Z Rosberger 

Improving specificity for ovarian cancer screening using a novel extracellular vesicle–based blood test: performance in a training and verification cohort | E Winn-Deen, L Bortolin, D Gusenleitner, K Biette, K Copeland, A Gentry-Maharaj, S Apostolidou, A Couvillon, D Salem, S Banerjee, J Grosha, I Zabroski, C Sedlak, D Byrne, B Hamzeh, M King, L Cuoco, P Duff, B Manning, T Hawkins, D Mattoon, T Guettouche, S Skates, A Jamieson, J McAlpine, D Huntsman, U Menon

Decolonizing Methodologies Through Dialogue: A Relational Literature Review on Urban Indigenous Health | G Legault, K Darnay, S Wilson, P Hutchinson

Prevalence of high-risk human papillomavirus infection and genotype distribution among Kazakhstani women with abnormal cervical cytology | A Babi, T Issa, A Gusmanov, A Akilzhanova, A Issanov, N Makhmetova, A Marat, Y Iztleuov, G Aimagambetova

Estimation of Cancer Deaths Averted From Prevention, Screening, and Treatment Efforts, 1975-2020 | K Goddard, E Feuer, J Mandelblatt, R Meza, T Holford, J Jeon, I Lansdorp-Vogelaar, R Gulati, N Stout, N Howlader, A Knudsen, D Miller, J Caswell-Jin, C Schechter, R Etzioni, A Trentham-Dietz, A Kurian, S Plevritis, J Hampton, S Stein, L Sun, A Umar, P Castle

Risk model–based lung cancer screening and racial and ethnic disparities in the US | E Choi, V Ding, S Luo, K Ten Haaf, J Wu, J Aredo, L Wilkens, N Freedman, L Backhus, A Leung, R Meza, N Lui, C Haiman, S Park, L Le Marchand, J Neal, I Cheng, H Wakelee, M Tammemägi, S Han

Recognizing Endometrial Cancer Risks in Perimenopausal and Postmenopausal Experiences: Insights From Community Qualitative Interviews and Workshop | M Ibrahim, K Johal, M Dow, M Bedaiwy, A Neilson, J Prior, A Talhouk

Development of a National Colorectal Cancer Screening Research Agenda: An Initiative of the Canadian Screening for Colorectal Cancer Research Network (CanSCCRN) | C Kendell, R Urquhart, A Kyei, S Heitman, J Tinmouth

US Tobacco 21 Policies and Potential Mortality Reductions by State | J Tam, A Crippen, A Friedman, J Jeon, D Colston, N Fleischer, C Vander Woude, M Boelter, T Holford, D Levy, R Meza

Characterizing Radon Among Public Buildings and Small/Medium-Sized Businesses in a Canadian Province | L Yang, T Kirkham, L Boksman, AM Nicol, P Demers

Polygenic score distribution differences across European ancestry populations: implications for breast cancer risk prediction | K Yiangou, N Mavaddat, J Dennis, M Zanti, Q Wang, M Bolla, M Abubakar, T Ahearn, I Andrulis, H Anton-Culver, N Antonenkova, V Arndt, K Aronson, A Augustinsson, A Baten, S Behrens, M Bermisheva, A Berrington de Gonzalez, K Białkowska, N Boddicker, C Bodelon, N Bogdanova, S Bojesen, K Brantley, H Brauch, H Brenner, N Camp, F Canzian, J Castelao, M Cessna, J Chang-Claude, G Chenevix-Trench, W Chung, NBCS Collaborators, S Colonna, F Couch, A Cox, S Cross, K Czene, M Daly, P Devilee, T Dörk, A Dunning, D Eccles, A Eliassen, C Engel, M Eriksson, D Evans, P Fasching, O Fletcher, H Flyger, L Fritschi, M Gago-Dominguez, A Gentry-Maharaj, A González-Neira, P Guénel, E Hahnen, C Haiman, U Hamann, J Hartikainen, V Ho, J Hodge, A Hollestelle, E Honisch, M Hooning, R Hoppe, J Hopper, S Howell, A Howell, ABCTB Investigators, kConFab Investigators, S Jakovchevska, A Jakubowska, H Jernström, N Johnson, R Kaaks, E Khusnutdinova, C Kitahara, S Koutros, V Kristensen, J Lacey, D Lambrechts, F Lejbkowicz, A Lindblom, M Lush, A Mannermaa, D Mavroudis, U Menon, R Murphy, H Nevanlinna, N Obi, K Offit, T Park-Simon, A Patel, C Peng, P Peterlongo, G Pita, D Plaseska-Karanfilska, K Pylkäs, P Radice, M Rashid, G Rennert, E Roberts, J Rodriguez, A Romero, E Rosenberg, E Saloustros, D Sandler, E Sawyer, R Schmutzler, C Scott, X Shu, M Southey, J Stone, J Taylor, L Teras, I van de Beek, W Willett, R Winqvist, W Zheng, C Vachon, M Schmidt, P Hall, R MacInnis, R Milne, P Pharoah, J Simard, A Antoniou, D Easton, K Michailidou


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