Breast cancer study targets racial disparities

Emotional debate on benefits of early breast-cancer screening reopened

Cancer Survivorship Study Reports

Study: Rehabilitation Needs of Young Women

A research team at the Dalhousie University Family Medicine Teaching Unit in Fredericton, New Brunswick has recently been awarded a research grant from the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Atlantic Chapter to assess the rehabilitation needs of young women under the age of 50 with breast cancer in Atlantic Canada.

What do we know about Lesbians and Breast Cancer?

Research: Racially Marginalized Perspectives
Examining breast cancer information from racially marginalized perspectives: a community-based analysis.

On the Margins: A Report
Understanding and Improving Black Women’s Health In Rural and Remote African Nova Scotian Communities

Punjabi Women’s Experiences of Breast Cancer
Learn about the ongoing research into the cultural complexities associated with breast cancer among Punjabi women and their families.

“Coming Out About Lesbians and Cancer”
The Lesbians and Breast Cancer Project report is now available online.

Breast Cancer Bulletin Board Study Results
One and a half years ago, researcher, Ben Goldstein, from the University of California recruited participants from the Breast Cancer Action Nova Scotia Discussion Forum for a study of the effectiveness of Breast Cancer Bulletin Boards and emotional expression findings. The results are in!

Do You Understand?
Health Canada has identified literacy as a major determinant of health. The Health Literacy in Rural Nova Scotia Research Project explored the links between health and literacy. Find out more about their findings and how low literacy affects making informed decisions for health.

Cancer Patient Access to Disability Insurance
Researchers from the Ontario Breast Cancer Information Exchange Partnership (OBCIEP) will investigate work-related experiences of patients access with patients at Sunnybrook Women’s College Health Sciences Centre.

Rural, Remote and Northern Women’s Health, Policy and Research Directions Report
Largest Canadian study on rural women’s health finds urban solutions do not address rural problems. The Centres of Excellence for Women’s Health released the final report from a two-year study on the health of rural, remote and Northern women. This is the largest qualitative study in Canada to date to address the health concerns of this important community.

Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health
Promoting Social Change through Policy-based Research in Women’s Health.

CBCF-Atlantic Chapter Allocates $1.3 Million to Research and Community Health Grants

Hello, My Friends: Social Capital and Transformations of Trust in a Grassroots Breast Cancer Website
Pat Radin has been actively researching BCANS’ online activities for several years and has also written two separate papers.  Learn more about the power of online support.