McGill researchers’ studies offer promise for lung and brain cancer treatment

Published: 2 February 2023

Two seminal studies from McGill University, investigating immune landscapes of lung and brain tumours, were published today in Nature. This work was led by Logan Walsh, Daniela Quail and Peter...

Using AI to predict recurring lung cancer

Published: 2 February 2023

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in Quebec and Canada, killing more individuals than prostate, colon and breast cancers combined. Thanks to tissue samples from almost 500...

Exposure to wildfires increases risk of cancer

Published: 10 May 2022

A new study from McGill University finds higher incidence of lung cancer and brain tumors in people exposed to wildfires. The study, which tracks over two million Canadians over a period of 20...

Shared genetic marker offers new promise in targeting specific ovarian and lung cancers

Published: 4 February 2019

Two new papers, published simultaneously in Nature Communications and led by researchers at McGill University, offer promise that a drug currently used to treat estrogen positive breast cancer may...

A new way to starve lung cancer?

Published: 20 October 2015

Preventing cancer cells from growing by understanding what they 'eat'.

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