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

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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