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 Breast Cancer (TNBC). This subtype is called “triple negative” because it lacks any of the three principle markers found on other forms of breast cancer: […]
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 several steps such as surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and hormonal and targeted therapy. The availability of many life-saving options brings hope and excitement to patients’ lives; […]
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 how things work. “It is fascinating to make possible what was previously impossible. In this sense, medical biophysics is a perfect field where scientists have […]
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 read further you can find a link to the full report of his research. The Breast Cancer Society of Canada is an important catalyst in our […]
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 for BCSC?” Our second Q & A is with Dr. Alison Allan, a breast cancer researcher and the new Director of the TBCRU in London […]
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 for BCSC?” Our first Q & A is with Adrienne Borrie, PhD student researcher at the TBCRU in London below are her replies. 1. Who are […]
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 ideas. With hands-on experience working in radiology under her belt, Ashley Makela is in the 4th year of her PhD studies in the Department of Medical […]
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 Dr. Jeffrey Carson’s lab developing a new imaging technology to help surgeons treat breast cancer. In collaboration with his lab colleagues, Lawrence seeks to build a […]
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 research questions is very important. You should read the latest papers and be able to make connections with how you can apply that in your […]
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 way after the tumor resection? This is a question that Katie Parkins, one of the trainees in Western University’s Cellular and Molecular Imaging program at […]
