“Research is a shared responsibility of participants and investigators”

Becky S, Cancer Survivor speaks on research

Becky S., 37, calls herself “a girl on a winning streak.” That might sound a bit strange after you learn that she is a breast cancer survivor who has had an extensive history of surgery and chemotherapy. Yet, Becky truly believes that her hormone-sensitive stage II breast cancer, which was diagnosed in 2016, has been […]

Finding a Novel Strategy to Prevent Metastasis

Dr. Jean-François Côté, Director of the Cancer and Genetic Diseases Division in Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM),

“What my patients with early stage breast cancer really fear is to hear the word ‘metastasis’.” Most oncologists would agree with this statement, which I once heard from a presenter at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.  There is no doubt that being told you have metastatic breast cancer is a lot to take in, […]