Researchers, doctors making strides in palliative care
An integrated Alberta program is injecting compassion and comfort into end-of-life care, drawing recognition from around the globe
Sporadic breast cancer discovery
New discovery links non-familial cancers to genetic marker
Lethbridge prof merging space and cancer research
One Lethbridge university professor found similarities between space studies and cancer detection
Research Rockstar: Aaron Goodarzi
Dr. Aaron Goodarzi searches for the connection between radon gas exposure and lung cancer
John Lewis: New wave of prostate cancer research
Research rockstar: In the zone
Research Rockstar: Dr. Sambasivarao Damaraju
Samples from a researcher’s one-of-a-kind tumour bank are making appearances at cancer labs around Alberta – and the world
Research Spotlight
Dr. Catherine Field, professor of nutrition at the University of Alberta Institute for Human Nutrition, has been looking at an oily solution to tumour growth: long-chain DHA, an essential fatty acid found in cold-water fish, such as Arctic char, herring and salmon
New Possibility for Brain Tumour Treatment
Study suggests a mechanism for targeting tumour metabolism
