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Olivia Tong, Is Developing A Non-Contact Imaging System

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Olivia Tong – I am a Master’s of Science graduate student in Biomedical Engineering at Western University, working under

Milica Krstic, Studies A Protein Called TBX3

1. Who are you? Tell us about yourself. My name is Milica Krstic. I am a recent Ph.D. graduate from the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at Western University.

Announcing The 2018 Dress for the Cause Top Fundraiser

Westside Secondary School is the top fundraiser for four consecutive years!   The Breast Cancer Society of Canada (BCSC) is delighted to announce Westside Secondary School, in Orangeville, Ontario is

Because of research, I can share my story today – Natalia Mukhina

I distinctly remember the feeling I had when I heard my diagnosis. It happened 7 years ago, the end of November 2011. I remember feeling a paralyzing fear so intense

Introducing the 2018-19 Breast Cancer Research Trainee Scholarships

Supported by your generous donations the Breast Cancer Society of Canada has been able to continue our commitment to the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit at the London Health Sciences

I am a breast cancer survivor & advocate – Kim MacDonald

Kim MacDonald’s story inspires the kind of work the Breast Cancer Society is funding. We hope you will also find inspiration in her story and donate to life-saving breast cancer

Determining Breast Cancer Patients’ Cardiac Risk

Hello BCSC donors and friends, I am April Chau, currently in my first year of a Medical Biophysics Master’s degree at Western University under the supervision of Dr. Stewart Gaede.

The Triple Negative Breast Cancer Battlefield

New Tools for Testing Therapies How do we attack an enemy we can’t even see? This is the challenge doctors and scientists face when they come head-to-head with Triple Negative

When Less Means Better

Matthew Mouawad Seeks for a Way to Reduce Treatment Times “How long will my treatment last?” Physicians frequently hear this question from breast cancer patients. A treatment plan may include

Making every x-ray count

Developing a new x-ray detector to help find breast cancer Tomi Nano, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, has always had a curiosity about

Dr. Gregory Jan Czarnota Impact Report

Recently Dr. Gregory Jan Czarnota submitted his impact report, for the research he was funded for through BCSC. Below is his impact summary and for those would would like to

Dr. Alison Allan, why do you walk on Mother’s Day?

We recently asked a couple of the researchers at the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), “Why do you walk on Mother’s Day

Monitoring blood oxygen levels inside tumours

My name is Olivia Tong and I am in my second year of a Master’s degree in biomedical engineering under the supervision of Drs. Jeffrey Carson and Mamadou Diop. You

Why do you walk on Mother’s Day?

We recently asked a couple of the researchers at the Translational Breast Cancer Research Unit (TBCRU) at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC), “why do you walk on Mother’s Day

Tracking Tumour-Associated Macrophages in Breast Tumours

“In my research area, it is important to be a hands-on person with advanced critical thinking skills,” says Ashley Makela. She believes such an approach is key to developing innovative

Combining Light and Ultrasound

How to help surgeons perform breast cancer surgery more successfully Lawrence Yip, a PhD candidate in the Department of Medical Biophysics at Western University, works at St. Joseph’s Hospital in

Trying to stop early breast cancer from progressing

When asked about the top skills needed to be a successful researcher in her field, Milica Krstic lists them as follows, “Being creative and coming up with interesting and creative

Leave or Remove? How imaging technologies help explore the impact of a primary tumor on metastatic growth

Why is it that for some breast cancer patients, a surgeon resects a tumor and they are cancer-free for 20+ years, whereas other patients have metastasis accelerate at an uncontrollable

Creating better drugs to treat breast cancer

Alexandra Hauser-Kawaguchi, a PhD candidate in Dr. Len Luyt’s lab at the London Health Science Centre’s London Regional Cancer Program, works to help breast cancer patients fight the disease, but

Dr. Alison Allan: “Time is the biggest challenge in breast cancer research”

Dr. Alison Allan’s research lab is on the 4th floor of the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC). The lab is a realm of true science where Dr. Allan investigates the

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