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
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 Place | A 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 Uptake | NR 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