Division of Cancer Epidemiology, McGill University

This week, we attended the 2025 @cseb-sceb.bsky.social conference here in our home city!! 🏙️ Super proud of our trainees and their hard work. Special congrats to @ruthsada.bsky.social for winning the Best Poster in Epidemiology award! 🏆

Last week, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Mark Sherman for an insightful seminar on the complexity of postpartum breast cancer and the challenges and opportunities this disease presents for transdisciplinary research. Thank you, Dr. Sherman, for sharing your expertise!

2025 Vanier Scholars Meet some of the 2025 recipients of Canada’s most prestigious graduate awards, exemplifying academic excellence across the full range of disciplines. Zaki Alasmar, Neuroscience Bridging the Neuroimagi...

We are thrilled to announce that our PhD student, Thilor Ndiaye, is a recipient of the highly prestigious Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship! Check out her research proposal and learn about the other 2025 Vanier Scholars from @mcgill.ca 👉 www.mcgill.ca/gps/funding/...

A big congratulations to Romina Tejada for successfully defending her PhD thesis entitled "Evaluating HPV Vaccination Strategies in Latin America: Cost-Effectiveness, Quality of Life, and Transmission Dynamics"!! 👏🎉

A major congratulations to our incredible Master's students, Chang Sun and Paige Boklaschuk, for receiving the CIHR Canada Graduate Scholarship!! 👏

The McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology, in collaboration with the @mcgillghp.bsky.social , was honoured to host Dr. CS Pramesh for a compelling seminar highlighting his and the National Cancer Grid's efforts to advance equitable cancer care across India!

We are proud to celebrate Dr. Eduardo Franco for receiving two prestigious awards! 🎉 He was honoured with the Scientific Communication Award from the National Institute of Public Health of Mexico and an award to recognize his dedication to HPV research at the 30th anniversary of EUROGIN Conference.

We are thrilled to highlight the recent publications of Alissa Moore, our recently graduated Master's student, on HPV among heterosexual couples. Check them out!
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Join us on April 11th for a seminar on "Reducing Inequities in Cancer Care" by Dr. C. S. Pramesh, Director of the Tata Memorial Hospital and the Convener of the Indian National Cancer Grid. Swipe to read the abstract and register today: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

She was honoured for her work as the founder of Coeur Tamsir, a non-profit organization dedicated to humanitarian and solidarity actions for vulnerable communities, with a special emphasis on supporting orphans. Learn more about Coeur Tamsir here: coeurtamsir.org/en/

Congratulations to our PhD student, Thilor Ndiaye, for receiving the Dr. Oni Blackstock Community Involvement Award from the McGill School of Population and Global Health!

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If you'd like to donate to the DCE for #McGill24, click here 👉 www.alumni.mcgill.ca/give/?alloca...

Moments at the DCE

Today is #McGill24! For this special event, check out our revamped website, where you can explore our research programs, Faculty, courses, and our photo gallery! Can you find yourself in the pictures? 👀 www.mcgill.ca/cancerepi/ga...

Our PhD student, Romina Tejada, will be presenting at a webinar by the Instituto Nacional de Salud on "Uso de farmacoeconomía para la toma de decisiones en salud" on March 12th. Don't miss out! 👉 www.bit.ly/farmacoeconomia-ins

In anticipation of #McGill24 on March 12th, Dr. Eduardo Franco discusses life after his role as Director and shares his hopes for the future growth of the DCE in this new era. Check it out! 👉 lnkd.in/dxEpvPD7
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Last night, Dr. Eduardo Franco was recognized by the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (@healthsciences.mcgill.ca) for his astounding leadership and accomplishments as Chair of the Gerald Bronfman Department of Oncology from 2011 to 2023. Congratulations, Dr. Franco! 🎉🎉🎉

Vaccination against hepatitis B can help prevent liver cancer in children, against human papillomavirus (HPV) in young girls can help prevent cervical cancer later in life.

Today is #WorldCancerDay

Did you know❓

Vaccination against #hepatitisB can help prevent liver cancer in children, while #HPV vaccination for young girls can reduce the risk of #CervicalCancer later in life.

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Inequalities in relative cancer survival by race, immigration status, income, and education for 22 cancer sites in Canada, a cohort study While net cancer survival has markedly improved in Canada over the past decades, it is unclear whether all Canadians have benefited equally due to a paucity of data disaggregated by individual-level ...

In honour of #WorldCancerDay 🌎, check out a recent publication by members of our Division on the inequalities in relative cancer survival in Canada!
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If you are interested in joining the MENA Coalition for HPV Elimination, please fill out the membership form here: us14.list-manage.com/survey?u=8a9...

Thank you to everyone who joined the #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth webinar, co-hosted by the MENA Coalition for HPV Elimination and the McGill Oncology Program, on Wednesday! If you were unable to join, you can view the webinar recording here: www.emrncda.org/coalition-we...

Our division's @mariamel-zein.bsky.social will be speaking at the MENA Coalition's webinar on "Advancing #CervicalCancer Prevention in the MENA Region: The Role of Screening & #HPV Vaccination" on January 29th at 8am EST. Register to learn the latest 👉bit.ly/ccamonth #CervicalCancerAwarenessMonth

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Advancing Cervical Cancer Prevention in the MENA Region: The Role of HPV Screening & Vaccination. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email a... On the occasion of Cervical Cancer Month, our MENA Coalition for HPV Elimination and the McGill Oncology Program are co-hosting a virtual session focused on the role of HPV screening and vaccination i...

Happy Cervical Cancer Awareness Month! Check out the webinar on the role of HPV screening and vaccination in cervical cancer prevention in the MENA region, co-hosted by the MENA Coalition for HPV Elimination and the McGill Oncology Program. Register now globalhealthstrategies.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Welcome to the McGill University Division of Cancer Epidemiology’s Blue Sky page! We’ll be sharing the latest news on our research, events & much more. Stay tuned! #cancerepi #cancerprevention #cancerresearch #epibluesky #McGill