Tumour heterogeneity
Differences found in cancer cells in terms of their shape and structure (morphology), their gene expression, their metabolism, and their capacity to move, proliferate, and metastasize. Types:
- Interpatient: variation between patients with cancers at the same site of origin
- Intrapatient: variation within tumours in the same person
- Intratumour: variation within a single tumour
The diversity or heterogenous nature of tumours is the key reason why identifying effective cancer treatments is so challenging and it is the impetus behind a precision medicine approach.
Spanning Bench to Behaviour: Webinar
This webinar, "Spanning Bench to Behaviour: Harnessing CPTP data to understand lifestyle risks across the health spectrum," will provide an overview of the types of data collected through the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) — Canada’s largest population study of 330,000 Canadians in six regional cohorts across the... Read More »
This webinar, "Spanning Bench to Behaviour: Harnessing CPTP data to understand lifestyle risks across the health spectrum," will provide an overview of the types of data collected through the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow Project (CPTP) — Canada’s largest population study of 330,000 Canadians in six regional cohorts across the... Read More »
Are You the Next Scientific Director of CIHR’s Institute of Cancer Research?
As you know, the CIHR-ICR funds cancer research in Canada based on internationally accepted standards of excellence with the goal of reducing the burden of cancer on individuals and is dedicated to creating and maintaining a robust cancer research environment in Canada. This posit... Read More »
As you know, the CIHR-ICR funds cancer research in Canada based on internationally accepted standards of excellence with the goal of reducing the burden of cancer on individuals and is dedicated to creating and maintaining a robust cancer research environment in Canada. This posit... Read More »