Queen’s has partnered with leading companies and clinical networks on the CanDETECT Supercluster project to advance innovation in cancer detection and treatment.
The Conversation: Globally, most cancer patients die not because they don’t have access to newer drugs, but because they don’t have access to even basic treatments.
With support from the Canadian Space Agency, Queen’s research teams are exploring how to make space travel safer by better understanding how astronaut diets affect bone loss, and how space flight may impact astronauts’ DNA and the aging process.
The Conversation: In future health emergencies and possibly further waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, caution needs to be taken when extending cancer waiting times for reasons unrelated to patients’ health-care needs.
On World Health Day, we profile a virtual platform created by Queen’s researcher Karen Yeates that allows for remote, in-home diagnosis for women around the world.
$30 million in funding from the Canadian Cancer Society ensures that the research conducted by the Canadian Cancer Trials Group continues to have meaningful impact on the lives of people with cancer.
