Congrats to the PSY-CA team on their new article on the mediating role of health behaviors w/ depression, anxiety and cancer incidence with data from 18 int'l cohorts, incl. Atlantic PATH, the Ontario Health Study and CARTaGENE.

Article: bit.ly/3weFXXP

Team members from CanPath, @AtlanticPATH, @CARTaGENE, Ontario Health Study, Manitoba Tomorrow Project, ATP Research & BC Generations are excited to attend #CCRC2023 hosted by the CCRAlliance! Be sure to watch for the CanPath session chaired by Dr. Philip Awadalla (@AwadallaLab). #CancerResearch

Dr. Victoria Kirsh (Ontario Health Study) & Dr. Ellen Sweeney (Atlantic PATH) were pleased to attend #TOPHC2023 & present on risk factors for COVID-19 infection among CanPath participants, and #CanPath 's resources for research on chronic disease & cancer.

We're so glad to have representation from Atlantic PATH, CARTaGENE, the Manitoba Tomorrow Project (@CancerCareMB), Ontario Health Study, and CanPath
at the Canadian Society for Epidemiology and Biostatistics Conference (@csebsceb) in Halifax this week! #HealthResearch #Cohort

We're pleased to share a new publication in International Journal of Cancer from the PSY-CA study, a multi-cohort int'l effort on psychosocial factors & cancer incidence including Atlantic PATH, Ontario Health Study & CARTaGENE.
doi.org/10.1002/ijc.34…

CanPath, Atlantic PATH, @CARTaGENE, Ontario Health Study, Manitoba Tomorrow Project, ATP Research, & BC Generations are gearing up for the Canadian Cancer Research Conference in Halifax from November 11–14, hosted by the CCRAlliance.

See you there! canpath.ca/2023/11/canadi…

#CCRC2023

CanPath, Atlantic PATH, jose fabian guerra b, Ontario Health Study, Manitoba Tomorrow Project, ATP Research & BC Generations se préparent à la Conférence canadienne sur la recherche sur le cancer à Halifax (11–14 nov), organisé par CCRAlliance.

À bientôt ! canpath.ca/fr/2023/11/con…

#CCRC2023

Michelle Harwood Awadalla Lab Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) CARTaGENE Ontario Health Study Population cohorts like #CanPath , CARTaGENE and Ontario Health Study are valuable resources for asking questions about disease and treatment factors, says Michelle Harwood, esp. since many studies exploring allele specific expression ignore the impact of medications.

Michelle Harwood Awadalla Lab Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) CARTaGENE Ontario Health Study Tissue specificity or immune involvement? Michelle Harwood is diving into how increased allele-specific expression during aging may reduce the risk of cardiometabolic traits.

Michelle Harwood Awadalla Lab Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) Using data from population cohorts CARTaGENE and Ontario Health Study, Dr. Michelle Harwood investigated allele-specific expression and how it contributes to healthy aging, disease progression, and treatment outcomes.

Michelle Harwood Awadalla Lab Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) CARTaGENE Ontario Health Study Does ASE contribute to phenotypic variation in aging? Michelle Harwood summarizes her talk
1️⃣Low-risk people have larger ⬆️ in ASE with age
2️⃣⬆️ ASE in immune genes may be beneficial for healthy agers
3️⃣⬇️ ASE in aging is linked to cardiometabolic trait risk
4️⃣Meds linked to ⬆️ ASE

Michelle Harwood Awadalla Lab Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) CARTaGENE Ontario Health Study Moving to Umaimah Zanif's presentation 🌟 The objective of her Master's research is to explore the association of factors with expression of 2 biomarkers of prognosis in colorectal cancer tumours, SPAC & PD-L1. She supported the dev't of the BCGP Virtual Tumour Biorepository!

Researchers using data from ATP Research, Ontario Health Study, & CARTaGENE observed that time spent in the sun had protective effects against the development of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, esp. when also using sun protection.

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37264255/

#UVSafetyAwarenessMonth

Do #anxiety and #depression affect our risk of cancer?

An international research project used Ontario Health Study data to investigate possible links between depression, anxiety and certain cancers.

oicr.on.ca/do-anxiety-and… #mentalhealth

Des chercheurs utilisant des données ATP Research, Ontario Health Study & CARTaGENE ont noté que le temps passé au soleil avait des effets protecteurs contre le lymphome non hodgkinien, surtout avec une protection solaire.

🔗 pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37264255/

#UVSafetyAwarenessMonth

Here’s what Earla from Burlington had to say about why she has continued to be a member of the Ontario Health Study since joining in 2014:

Here’s what Helene from Kitchener had to say about why she has continued to be a member of the Ontario Health Study since joining in 2013:

Here’s what Gail from Ottawa had to say about why she has continued to be a member of the Ontario Health Study since joining in 2010:

We're pleased to share the first results from the PSY-CA consortium. Using data from 18 cohorts, including Atlantic PATH, Ontario Health Study & CARTaGENE, results indicate that depression & anxiety are not related to increased cancer risk.

bit.ly/3YsfRtY

Please note that our office will be closed from noon on Friday December 22nd through Monday January 1st, 2024. We will resume regular 9-to-5 hours on Tuesday January 2nd.

Thank you and have a healthy and happy holiday.