Program Lead: Stuart Peacock
Society is facing an increasing number of patients undergoing active cancer treatment, living with cancer or surviving with late effects of treatment. An individual is considered a cancer survivor from the time of diagnosis, through the balance of his or her life. Cancer survivors can face a number of challenges, including physical, psychosocial and financial burden impacts related to their cancer diagnosis and treatment that ultimately affect not only themselves, but also family members, friends, and caregivers.
Our Survivorship Program examines how issues related to the physical, psychosocial and economic impact of cancer on survivors and families can best be addressed by health and social care systems. This includes how address late effects of cancer treatments, prevention and treatment of second cancers, ongoing impacts on quality of life, and optimal models of surveillance and follow-up care.
Recently Funded Projects
Here are some recent ARCC supported projects in this area:
Understanding British Columbia cancer patients’ experiences with virtual health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
Lead Researcher(s): Stuart Peacock
Lead Institution: BC Cancer
Co-Investigators: Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Lena Cuthbertson, Sara Izadi-Najabadi, Leah Lambert, Craig Mitton
Funding Term: 2021-2022
Cancer survivors education 4.0: exploring experimental learning through real-life experience according to age group
Principal Investigator: Karine Bilodeau – CRCHUM
Co-Investigators: Jacinthe Pepin, Marie-Pascale Pomey, Serge Sultan, Nathalie Folch, Danielle Charpentier, Marie-France Vachon, Marie-Charlotte Charrie
Funding Period: 2018-2019
Connected health to address the information and support needs of patients and survivors of young-onset colorectal cancer (CONNECT)
Principal Investigator: Mary DeVera – University of British Columbia
Co-Investigators: Helen McTaggart-Cowan, Sharlene Gill, Jonathan Loree
Funding Period: 2018-2019
Activating cancer communities through an exercise strategy for survivors
Principal Investigator: Melanie Keats
Co-Investigators: Scott Grandy, Chris Blanchard, Margaret McNeely, Nick Giacomantonio, Miroslaw Radja
Funding Period: 2018-2019
Risk of second cancer after breast cancer treatment
Principal Investigator: Huan Jiang – Cancer Care Ontario
Co-Investigators: Anna M. Chiarelli, Prithwish De, Andrea Eisen, Derek Muradali
Funding Period: 2017-2018
Previously funded projects
Here are some of the projects we funded in this area in the past:
Note projects funded prior to 2015 were grouped under “Patients & Families”, a previous program area that evolved into the current “Survivorship” program
A New Model of Well Follow-Up Care
Principal Investigator: Julie Gilbert – Cancer Care Ontario
Co-Investigators: n/a
Funding Period: 2015-2016
Exploring childhood cancer survivors’ experiences with fertility issues
Studentship Award
Student: Kelly Newton – University of British Columbia
Supervisor: Fuchsia Howard
Funding Period: 2017
Sustainable implementation of survivorship care plans
Principal Investigator: Frances Wong – BC Cancer Agency
Co-Investigators: Arminee Kazanjian, Helena Daudt, Stuart Peaock, Megan Stowe
Funding Period: 2012-2014
A pilot study evaluating caregivers out-of-pocket costs and financial burden related to pediatric cancers
Principal Investigator: Jason Pole – Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario and Christopher J. Longo – McMaster University
Co-Investigators: Lillian Sung
Funding Period: 2012-2014
Using research evidence to improve supportive cancer care
Principal Investigator: Arminee Kazanjian – University of British Columbia, Helena Daudt – BC Cancer Agency, Frances Wong – BC Cancer Agency
Co-Investigators: Megan Stowe, Angela Bedard
Funding Period: 2012-2014
Measures of work productivity for cancer survivors who return to work
Principal Investigator: Carolyn Dewa – Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Jeffrey Hoch, Jennifer Jones, Jolie Ringash
Co-Investigators: Maurene McQuestion
Funding Period: 2012-2014
Development of a KT plan for childhood, adolescent and young adult cancer survivor care and support in BC
Principal Investigator: Mary McBride – BC Cancer Agency
Co-Investigators: Karen Goddard, Carolyn Gotay, Sheila Prichard, Paul Rogers, Lainda Siegel
Funding Period: 2012-2014
Impact of fatigue in breast and colorectal cancer patients
Principal Investigator: Jennifer Jones – University Health Network
Co-Investigators: Chris Longo, Doris Howell, Karin Olsen, Phillippe Bedard, Etian Amir
Funding Period: 2012-2013
Leveraged Projects
Here are some additional 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
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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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