/medhealthsci/taxonomy/term/891/all en /medhealthsci/channels/news/279-million-investment-fund-quebec-cancer-consortium-develop-novel-therapeutics-and-biomarkers-297562 <p>The Québec Cancer Consortium for Novel Therapeutics and Biomarkers (QCC), a collaboration between six leading hospital and cancer research centre sites based in Montreal led by ƻ����Ժ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC) was awarded $10M in new funding from the <i>Ministère de l’Économie et de l’Innovation</i> (<i>MEI</i>) <i>du Québec </i>through its <i>Fonds d’accélération des collaborations en santé</i> (<i>FACS</i>) program.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322767 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/researchers-unlock-mysteries-complex-microrna-oncogenes-298053 <p style="text-align:center"><strong>New research led by ƻ����Ժ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre improves our understanding of microRNAs</strong></p> <p> </p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322773 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/research-team-receives-6m-find-new-ways-treat-metastatic-breast-cancer-298233 <p><em>Source: Terry Fox Research Institute</em></p> <p>What is the best way to starve cancer cells? What role does obesity play in metastatic breast cancer and how does it affect the tumour microenvironment? Might combining a chemotherapeutic agent with a drug now used to treat diabetes be part of an effective therapy for metastatic breast cancer?</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322775 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/quebec-researchers-among-recipients-34-million-grand-challenge-grant-cancer-research-uk-combat-293682 <p align="center"><b>ƻ����Ժ and MUHC research teams part of an international effort to uncover how chronic inflammation causes cancer</b></p> <p> </p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322736 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/minister-health-ginette-petitpas-taylor-announces-investment-150m-create-team-canada-cancer-research-298356 <p><b>MONCTON, NB</b> – The federal Minister of Health, Ginette Petitpas Taylor, announced today an investment of $150 million over five years by the Government of Canada for the creation of the Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres network.</p> <p>The network, which includes ƻ����Ժ and is led by the Terry Fox Research Institute (TFRI), will unite cancer centres across Canada for the first time, accelerating the implementation of precision medicine so that Canadian cancer patients can access the right treatment at the right time for their particular cancer, no matter where they live.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322777 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/shared-genetic-marker-offers-new-promise-targeting-specific-ovarian-and-lung-cancers-293962 <p>Two new papers, published simultaneously in <i>Nature Communications</i> and led by researchers at ƻ����Ժ, offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may be effective in treating two different types of cancer, one rare and one common form.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322739 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/new-direction-treatment-aggressive-type-breast-cancer-302175 <p style="text-align:center"><em>Researchers identify path to improve HER2+ breast cancer susceptibility to approved therapies</em></p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322795 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/predicting-breast-cancer-metastasis-lung-and-liver-biomarkers-295936 <p>By Josh Kaiser</p> <p>For about 20% to 30% of breast cancer patients, their primary tumour will spread to other organs such as the bones, lungs, liver, or brain. Remarkably, this metastasis to other organs accounts for 90% of deaths during breast cancer treatment. Unfortunately, many of the specific cellular processes regulating breast cancer metastasis are poorly understood and there are currently no targeted treatments.</p> Tue, 08 Jun 2021 15:56:21 +0000 admin 322753 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/goodman-cancer-research-gala-raises-record-breaking-3m-287725 <p><strong><em>New network and chair launched to tackle lung cancer</em></strong></p> <p>Held on June 6, 2018, on ƻ����Ժ’s downtown campus under a big tent, the Goodman Cancer Research Gala this year brought together more than 800 guests and raised $3,002,906, setting a new record in its 10-year history in support of the ƻ����Ժ Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC).</p> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:15:24 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 321631 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/montreal-research-partners-join-terry-fox-research-institute-bring-cancer-research-next-level-287901 <p><em>Multi-institutional consortium will provide improved personalized treatments for patients with melanoma and leukemia across Québec</em></p> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:15:24 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 321633 at /medhealthsci /medhealthsci/channels/news/existing-cancer-drugs-could-prove-beneficial-more-patients-290394 <p align="center"><i>Researchers discover additional targets for existing drugs used to treat a specific melanoma </i></p> <p> </p> <p>A set of targeted cancer drugs, known as BRAF and MEK inhibitors, have proven to be beneficial for some metastatic melanoma patients whose tumours include a specific mutation in the BRAF gene, known as V600E. A recent study conducted in the lab of Dr. Peter Siegel at ƻ����Ժ’s Goodman Cancer Research Centre suggests that these same drugs may prove beneficial for a broader range of cancer patients.</p> Wed, 16 Dec 2020 20:15:24 +0000 megan.liley@mcgill.ca 321664 at /medhealthsci