Cancer
IMS scientists are working to better understand how cancer develops and to find more effective ways to prevent, diagnose, and treat it — helping improve outcomes and quality of life for patients.
Our research spans everything from testing new targeted treatments in clinical trials to studying how cancer affects patients’ daily lives. We use advanced technologies to identify different types of cancer and understand how they behave, and we explore the biological processes that drive cancer growth. By combining insights from the lab and the clinic, our researchers are helping turn discoveries into real-world impact.
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Student Research
Highlights
Dr. Aisha Lofters, a family physician in Toronto, says Black people are vastly under-represented in her hospital's Screen Project program.
Personalizing the Prevention, Treatment, and Management of Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Dr. Joanne Kotsopoulos, Tier 2 Canada Research Chair in Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer Prevention, is part of a large Women’s College Hospital team studying hereditary breast and ovarian cancer.
An international team of SickKids researchers have developed strategies to diagnose and treat an aggressive syndrome that leads to cancer in almost all cases.
Episode #132: A Shot at Cancer Prevention: The HPV Vaccine
The idea of a vaccine against cancer may seem like science fiction, but in the case of HPV vaccines, it is a reality that has existed for over a decade.