The Flow Cytometer: One Step Closer to Unlocking the Mysteries of Cancer
As researchers around the world race to discover new approaches to treating cancer, many believe the answer lies in tailoring treatment specifically to the individual patient, a practice called personalized medicine. Now, thanks in part to donors to the Ottawa Regional Cancer Foundation and The Ottawa Hospital, new possibilities for personalized medicine can be explored […]
Why is Now the Best Time for You to Support Clinical Trials in Ottawa?
Dr. Shawn Malone, Radiation Oncologist at the Ottawa Hospital and an investigator at the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute stands outside his office where he conducts and evaluates clinical trials alongside a team of dedicated researchers. “We run a considerable number of clinical trials at the Cancer Centre, here at the Ottawa Hospital,” says Dr. Shawn […]
What’s New In Local Oncolytic Virus Therapy?
The Cancer Foundation has long supported the work of local researcher Dr. John Bell and his colleagues, who over the last decade have made significant strides in using specially engineered viruses to treat different types of cancer. Thanks to the support of donors in Ottawa over the years, the Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) now […]
Combined Immunotherapies: The Path to a Cure
When Dr. John Bell and Dr. Marie-Claude Bourgeois-Daigneault of The Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa recently tested a cure for triple negative breast cancer in mice, they discovered a strategy that could be effective in treating many different types of cancer in the future. It involves combined immunotherapies, a type of treatment where […]
Celebrating Milestones in Local Clinical Trials
The Cancer Foundation celebrates a grant to the Clinical Trials Office in 2016. For over a decade, the Cancer Foundation has been one of the only organizations funding our local Clinical Trials Office here in Ottawa, making sure that patients at our local hospitals always have access to the latest and most promising treatments. Since […]
International Women’s Day Highlight on Ovarian Cancer Researcher and Exciting Breakthrough
Cancer Champions @ Work: Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden/Ovarian Cancer Researcher Dr. Barbara Vanderhyden has dedicated her career to unlocking the mysteries of ovarian cancer – and developing new ways to treat the deadly disease. And this week, the cancer champion is celebrating an exciting breakthrough in her research. “We have had some really exciting data emerge […]
Cancer Champion and Clinical Investigator: Dr Johanne Weberpals
Dr. Johanne Weberpals is looking at cancer research through a whole new lens these days. After her father was diagnosed and treated for cancer, she says she learned a lot from the first-hand account he gave about the treatments he received and the impacts those treatments had on his day-to-day life. “I think it affects you […]
Hockey Pool Funds Local Research for Prostate Cancer
In June of 2014, at 49 years old, Toni Guimaraes – father, local business owner, and dear friend to many – learned that he had advanced prostate cancer. “I’ve tried it all,” he writes, “chemotherapy, hormone therapy, oral chemo and aggressive surgery. Still, I had a quick recurrence and I’m back for more chemo. It’s unpleasant – but I […]
