Innovation & Research Archives - Alberta Cancer Foundation

Is Group Acupuncture More Effective Than Individual Acupuncture?

A study of cancer patients is working to find the answer

Virtual Reality Goggles Could Help Reduce Anxiety During Cancer Treatments

Being transported — at least virtually — to Hawaii or Paris might take some of the stress out of chemotherapy

GO-BRCA Paves the Way for Faster Genetic Testing for Women with Ovarian Cancer

The pilot program was launched in January 2016

Research Rockstar: Dr. Frank Wuest

He's creating cutting-edge nuclear imaging tools to track and treat cancer at the molecular level

Dr. Aynharan Sinnarajah Researches Early Palliative Care in Colorectal Cancer Patients

He says palliative care is more holistic than just end-of-life care

Margaret Holt’s Personal Experience with Screening Programs

The Cross Cancer Institute employee and patient on why she joined the Alberta Lung Cancer Screening Program

Two Programs Bring Screening and Therapy to the Patient

A mobile mammogram van can travel to around 120 communities and a compact device for swallowing therapy helps patients improve without going to a hospital for treatment everyday

Alberta’s Tomorrow Project is Leveraging Data for Better Cancer Research

The program began in 2000 and is intended to follow the health of 55,000 men and women in Alberta over a 50-year period.

The Putting Patients First Tool Screens for Distress and Recognizes It as a Symptom

The symptom reporting tool empowers patients by asking them to rank fears, worries and concerns so that health care teams can offer better support for all symptoms, visible or not

Research Rockstar: Dr. Nancy Nixon

The medical oncologist and researcher aims to make a significant impact in cancer patient care by embarking on a variety of research-related pursuits