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How Ontario scientists are preserving young cancer patients’ option to have children later in life

Support from OICR is helping increase uptake in an ovarian tissue cryopreservation program, which is offered to young cancer patients whose treatment might affect their fertility in the future. The weeks after Evelyn Pijper was…

ArticleSep 04, 2026

TechnologyDiagnosis

Technological first in DNA sequencing leads to real-time brain cancer diagnosis

OICR’s Dr. Jared Simpson developed a world-first application for Oxford Nanopore sequencing that is making a difference for patients with brain cancer. When Dr. Jared Simpson developed the first-ever software to detect DNA methylation using…

ArticleSep 23, 2025

TechnologyBrain cancer

Study reveals early mechanisms behind deadly brain tumours

Researchers at OICR, SickKids and Cambridge (UK) made new discoveries about how glioblastoma develops at the earliest stages. New OICR-supported research published in leading scientific journal Nature could provide a blueprint to stop deadly brain…

ArticleJan 02, 2025

TechnologyBrain cancer

Breakthrough compounds show promise in treating rare childhood cancer

OICR researchers are exploring potential therapeutics for a rare but aggressive pediatric brain tumour called diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG). A series of innovations by OICR scientists could one day offer hope to families facing…

ArticleAug 14, 2024

TechnologyTreatment

Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers

Scientists at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) and the University of Toronto (U of T) have combined forces to develop a new approach to potentially treat tumour cells, called mechanical nanosurgery, even for aggressive,…

ArticleMay 09, 2023

TalentBrain cancer

The Next Generation: Hector Gonzalez Alvarez

PhD candidate contributes to drug discovery collaboration targeting childhood brain cancer. For Hector Gonzalez Alvarez, a career in cancer research is a way to create hope for families just like his. Gonzalez is a fourth-year…

ArticleMar 14, 2023

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Brain Cancer

Discover the latest news and insightsDiscover the latest news and insights

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How Ontario scientists are preserving young cancer patients’ option to have children later in life

Technological first in DNA sequencing leads to real-time brain cancer diagnosis

Study reveals early mechanisms behind deadly brain tumours

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Breakthrough compounds show promise in treating rare childhood cancer

Precision magnetics could be game-changer for therapy-resistant brain cancers

The Next Generation: Hector Gonzalez Alvarez