ICER is a trusted non-profit organization that evaluates evidence on the value of medical tests, treatments and delivery system innovations and moves that evidence into action to improve the health care system. To accomplish this goal ICER performs analyses on effectiveness and costs; develops reports using innovative methods that make (more…)
TIDIRC Training Now Accepting Applications Application period open through February 9, 2018 12pm ET! One of the most critical issues impeding improvements in the health of people across the cancer control continuum today is the enormous gap between what we know can optimize health and what gets implemented in everyday (more…)
ARCC is pleased to announce the launch of our 2018 Seed Grant competition! The purpose of the ARCC Seed Grant program is to provide initial ‘start-up’ funding for new or existing researchers to conduct research. The proposed research is to be in an area that is relevant to ARCC, specifically demonstrating (more…)
The Canadian Centre for Applied Research in Cancer Control (ARCC) is proud to share work led by one of our HTA Program Leads, Dr. Claire de Oliveira, and funded by ARCC. The economic burden of cancer care in Canada: a population-based cost study has been released today, Thursday January 4th 2018, by CMAJ (more…)
Position: Director, International Agency for Research on Cancer Location: Lyons, France Duration: 5 year term, beginning 1 January 2019 Application Deadline: 15 February 2018 Applications from highly qualified persons are invited for the post of Director International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). The appointment of the Director will be made in May 2018 (more…)
Awardee: Lauren Rudy Graduate Program: MSc Institution: McGill University Supervisor(s): Annett Körner and Christine Maheu ARCC Program Area(s): Survivorship Competition: 2018 Project Summary: Fear of cancer recurrence (FCR), defined as “the fear or worry that the cancer will return or progress in the same organ or in another part of (more…)
Awardee: Nicole Rodriguez Graduate Program: PhD Institution: Memorial University Supervisor(s): Sheila Garland ARCC Program Area(s): Health Systems, Services, and Policy; Societal Values and Public Engagement Competition: 2018 Project Summary: Breast cancer is the most common cancer type among Canadian women. It is good that more women are surviving their diagnosis (more…)
Awardee: Chloe Mighton Graduate Program: MSc (transferred to PhD) Institution: University of Toronto Supervisor(s): Yvonne Bombard ARCC Program Area(s): Societal Values and Public Engagement Competition: 2018 Project Summary: Genetic testing can diagnose hereditary cancers, help patients and their family members manage their cancer risk, and seek appropriate treatments. A new (more…)
Awardee: Maude Lambert Graduate Program: PhD Institution: University of Ottawa Supervisor(s): Jennifer Brunet ARCC Program Area(s): Survivorship; Health Systems, Services, and Policy Competition: 2018 Project Summary: Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer diagnosed in Canadian women. With continued advances in detection and treatments along with the aging and (more…)
CCO is calling for proposals from investigators, scientists and clinicians to undertake research projects in a number of priority areas. View the full announcement here Application Deadline: Monday, January 22, 2018 at 11:59 p.m. EST Funds Available: Total funding available for the 2018/19 competition varies by the four CCO (more…)
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