Inaugurated in October 2002 and located at the Jewish General Hospital in Montreal, the Stroll Family Cancer Prevention Centre is dedicated to providing specialized information and resources to the...
Prospective students must apply through the Department of Experimental Medicine to pursue graduate studies in cancer prevention. Opportunities are available in laboratory, epidemiological and...
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!
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.
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