Cancer

How genomic medicine is transforming healthcare
Imagine a world where your unique genetic makeup can be used to tailor your medical care, and where illnesses and disease are treated with pinpoint accuracy.

The one and only Sheila Kussner
Sheila Kussner, BA’53, LLD’90, is the driving force behind Hope & Cope and its innovative approach to supporting cancer patients, an indispensable ally in McGill’s efforts to create a Department of Oncology, and now, the subject of a new book.

Positioning Canada as a world leader in patient-centric cancer research
The Goodman Cancer Research Centre is a key player in the new Marathon of Hope Cancer Centres network, a national initiative aimed at offering treatments tailored to the unique characteristics of different patients.

An understudied killer: New network tackles lung cancer
Lung cancer is unfairly stigmatized and research on the deadly disease has been underfunded. A new Lung Cancer Network, launched by the Rosalind and Morris Goodman Cancer Research Centre, hopes to bring a more coordinated focus to research efforts.