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-analyses | M 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 study | R 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 adults | TF 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 Health | M 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 cancer | AH Larnder, AR Manges, RA Murphy
Diabetes medications and pancreatic cancer risk: A population-based cohort study | Y 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 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