Program Leads: Christopher Longo and Arminee Kazanjian
Society is facing an increasing incidence of patients undergoing active cancer treatment, living with cancer or surviving with late effects of treatment. Societal expectations continue to increase regarding the provision of comprehensive care throughout the disease trajectory. Psychosocial care is a key feature of a comprehensive cancer approach but is typically neglected. Many of the psychosocial (and other) impacts of cancer continue through into the “survivorship” phase. The impact on family members and family caregivers will be more profound as the expectations placed on families to look after loved ones increase. The formal cancer care system typically offers little to families in educating and supporting them for this role.
Our Patients and Families Program examines how issues related to person-centered cancer care – for example, patient navigation, supportive care, financial burden, psychosocial care and palliative care – affect the health and well-being of cancer patients, survivors and their families. In addition to the examination of these issues, this research program also encompasses the associated policy and implementation strategies that often follow.
Past projects
Here are some of the past projects our investigators and research personnel have been involved with:
Impact of Fatigue on Breast and Colorectal Cancer Patients
Principal Investigator: Jones J
Collaborators: Longo CJ, Howell D, Olsen K, Bedard P, Amir E
Granting Agency: ARCC
Year: 2012
Building a solid knowledge foundation: A research program to innovate psychosocial care and reduce health care costs for head and neck cancer patients
Principal investigator: Henry, M., Rosberger, Z.
Co-applicants: Frenkiel S, Black M, Hier M, Zeitouni A, Kost K, Mlynarek A, MacDonald C, Longo C.J, Atherton J, Foulkes W, Meaney M
Granting Agency: Fonds de la recherche en santé du QuébecGrant
Years: 2012-2014
Caregiving and the role of the caregiver
Principal investigator: Cohen R.S
Co-applicants: O’Brien S, Lapointe B, Feindel A, Fitzpatrick T, Vasiliki B, Penner J, Longo C.J, MacKinnon C, Baxter S. Stajduhar K, Ducharme F
Granting Agency: Research Grant, Max Bell Foundation
Years: 2011- 2014
A pilot study evaluating Canadian cancer patients’ treatment related out-of-pocket costs
Principal Investigator: Longo C.J., (PI), Doll, R (Co-PI)
Collaborators: Grignon M, Fitch M
Granting Agency: ARCC
Year: 2011
Breast Cancer in British Columbia’s Northern Communities: the Cancer Care Spectrum
Principal Investigator: Caron, N
Co-Investigators: Kazanjian A, Tyldesley S, Olson R
Granting Agency: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Years: 2011-2013
Pilot study of a brief telephone-based intervention (adhERe) to improve adherence to adjuvant hormone therapy in women with early stage breast cancer
Principal Investigator: Jones J
Co-Investigators: Etian A, Philippe B, Catton P, Blackburn D, Grunfeld E, Guimond, T., Sisler, J, Stephen J, Stricker C.
Granting Agency: Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation
Years: 2011-2013
Cancer Survivorship Supportive Care Planning and Delivery in Northern British Columbia
Principal Investigator: Olson R
Co-Investigators: Kazanjian A, Tobin P, Caron N, Longo C.J., Howard F
Granting Agency: Public Health Agency of Canada
Year: 2010-2012
CIHR Team in Supportive Cancer Care
Principal Investigators: Kazanjian A, Doll R (co-PI)
Co-Investigators: Aubin M, Cook S, Fassbender K, Fillion L, Fitch M, Linden W, Stephen J, Taylor-Brown J
Granting Agency: Canadian Institute of Health Research
Years: 2007-2013
Recent Projects
CCS Research Training Awards 2024December 27, 2023 - 2:37 pm
Patient perspectives of Value Frameworks used to Guide Oncology Treatment DecisionsMay 1, 2021 - 12:27 pm- Understanding British Columbia cancer patients’ experiences with virtual health before and during the COVID-19 pandemicMay 1, 2021 - 11:53 am
- Benchmarking End of Life Quality Indicators by Tumor Type & Describing models of palliative care across CanadaApril 1, 2021 - 8:56 am
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