Front Line Archives - Alberta Cancer Foundation

A Brighter Future

Leading Cancer Research and Analytics, Amanda Davison uses data analytics and research to improve outcomes

Understanding Lung Cancer In People Who Don’t Smoke

Dr. Alain Tremblay, respiratory medicine specialist at Foothills Medical Centre, professor of medicine at the Cumming School of Medicine and medical lead of the new Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program, explains the risks of developing lung cancer for people who have never smoked

How to Deal With Loss of Appetite During Cancer Treatment

Carla Prado, researcher and professor at the University of Alberta and nutrition expert in the Faculty of Agricultural, Life and Environmental Sciences, explores how people with cancer can handle this common treatment side effect

Reducing Taxes To Prepare For End Of Life

There are only two certainties in life, and one of them is paying taxes. We talk to Randy Liedtke, financial planner and tax expert, about planning to minimize the amount of taxes you pay on your estate so you can maximize giving back.

Navigating Cancer

Improving health and equity through Cancer Patient Navigators

Team Mentality

The Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres Network unites the brightest minds for precision medicine

Good to be BAD: Stopping the Spread

Dr. Ing Swie Goping explores how manipulating the protein BAD could help stop the spread of breast cancer

Getting In The Mood

Cancer treatment can cause physical and emotional changes that affect how you feel about and approach intimacy in a relationship. Mandie Dening, a sexual health consultant in oncology, and Julie Munch, an occupational therapist and sexual health consultant, both for Alberta Health Services’ Oncology and Sexual, Intimacy and Survivorship (OASIS)