Academic programs

Prospective students must apply through the Department of Experimental Medicine to pursue graduate studies in cancer prevention. Opportunities are available in laboratory, epidemiological and behavioural aspects of cancer prevention. For more information about academic work in cancer prevention at McGill, email Dr. Pollak at michael.pollak [at] mcgill.ca.

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A course for nurses on smoking prevention and cessation

Course in English

Un cours pour les infirmières sur prévention et l’abandon du tabac

Cours en français

FRQS Chercheurs-boursiers Cliniciens Junior 1 award

Congratulations to Dr. Stephanie Wong for receiving this award for her program focusing on optimizing decision making and prevention strategies in women at high risk for developing breast cancer

Les Prix du Québec 2020

Congratulations to Dr. Will Foulkes, who has been awarded Quebec’s highest science award; we are proud to have him on the CPC team!

2019 awards and research funding

Dr. Pollak was elected to be a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada (RSC). He is also Co-Leader of the Stand Up To Cancer (SU2C) Canada Metastatic Breast Cancer Dream Team.

Appointed Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Prevention Research - AACR Journal

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has appointed Dr. Pollak as Co-Editor-in-Chief of Cancer Prevention Research, an international journal published by AACR, effective January 1, 2019.

O. Harold Warwick Prize by the Canadian Cancer Society

Consecutive national recognition of work in cancer genetics and prevention at McGill and the Jewish General Hospital! Dr. Michael Pollak was awarded the prestigious O. Harold Warwick Prize by the Canadian Cancer Society in 2012 and Dr. William Foulkes received it in 2013. This prize is given to "A scientist whose research has had a major impact on cancer control". Nominations are received from across Canada, so we are proud that two of our senior clinician scientists with neighboring offices in the same institution captured the award two years in a row, reflecting national recognition of our research work.

Your Cancer Risk

Try this interactive website and see if you are at risk of developing any of the 12 most common types of cancer. It also gives tips on how to lower your cancer risk.

Dr. Michael Pollak's Publications

To access Dr. Pollak's publications, please visit the McGill Pollak Research Lab.

Dr. Pollak's Assay Lab

Dr. Pollak's assay lab specializes in hormone and peptide biomarker measurements of serum or plasma samples for biomedical research using ELISA methods, with over 15 years of experience providing assay services to a variety of users. For more information on the lab's ELISA assay capabilities, collaborators, projects, and publications, please visit Dr. Pollak's Assay Lab.