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COVID-19 has only exacerbated and amplified the problem of urgent cancer surgeries being delayed because of too few surgeons and beds.

When Yinka Oladele’s husband was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2016, she automatically became his caregiver. But she struggled to find the information and resources she needed to navigate his diagnosis as a Black patient.

Author of the article: Brigid Goulem Publishing date: May 12, 2021  •  9 hours ago  •  3 minute read Dr. Joseph Pater with his Canadian Cancer Society Award for Excellence in Cancer Research: Lifetime Contribution Prize. Photo by Queen's University /Supplied Photo Article content There were many variables that shaped Dr. Joseph Pater’s decision to research cancer treatments — his wife, who was a nurse, his father, who died of colon cancer when he was young, and his medical mentors. “Some of the people who trained me, the residents and the faculty me...

Queen’s health researcher receives inaugural Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize May 12, 2021- Joseph Pater, Professor Emeritus at Queen’s University, is the recipient of the Canadian Cancer Society Lifetime Contribution Prize, a new honour from the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS). The award recognizes an esteemed Canadian investigator whose contributions, vision, and leadership have enhanced the Canadian cancer research landscape to significantly benefit the lives of people with cancer. “I am thrilled and humbled to be named the first recipient of the Canadian Cancer Soc...

There were many variables that shaped Dr. Joseph Pater’s decision to research cancer treatments — his wife, who was a nurse, his father, who died of colon…