Cancer Research in the News

There are hundreds of new additions to the cancer research literature every day – journal articles, media stories, blogs etc. It would be a gargantuan (and unreasonable) task to try to capture all of this traffic.

Below I have tried to capture just a “taste” of the cancer research smorgasbord that is out there. In some cases I might just post a link, in other cases a short commentary. These posts are designed to be more like “quick hits” that complement the longer blog posts.

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Good News, Bad News: Dr. Ralph Meyer is Moving

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Ralph Meyer

This past Thursday the Hamilton (Ontario) newspaper, The Hamilton Spectator, published a small article in its “Local News” section that said Cancer researcher Ralph Meyer appointed to head Juravinski Hospital. This may have gone unnoticed by most, and likely under-appreciated even by many who read it. But this is a …

Quebec May Finally Be Owning Up to Asbestos Reality

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A story on the CBC brought out some optimism in me that maybe Quebec is finally going to turn the tide on its ridiculous and way off-side, stubborn support for asbestos. This is good news, if long overdue, to all of us who have wondered how long they could hold …

“ASAP” – A Survivorship Action Plan – from Prostate Cancer Canada

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While I would like to think that I taught him everything he knows, Dr. Stuart Edmonds might claim a bit of the credit for himself I hired Stuart for his first “real” job, i.e., after his postdoctoral work in Alberta to join me at the then National Cancer Institute of …

Dr. Tony Fields is Appointed to the Order of Canada

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This is not the usual kind of thing I write about on these pages, but I am making an exception for an exceptional person. This past week, one of my dearest friends in the whole world, and one of my most respected colleagues and, yes, mentors, was honoured by the …

The Future of Cancer Research is in Good Hands!

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Jack Andraka, who is a high school freshman in Maryland, has won the grand prize at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair this week. Mr. Andraka, who is only 15 years old, conceived and developed a “dip-stick” type paper test that seems able to detect early stage pancreatic cancer …