Research Priorities

Current News

The CIHR Institute of Cancer Research is proud of its achievements in supporting, with the collaboration of partners, major strategic research initiatives in eight priority areas for a total of about $72 million over the last eight years, thereby making an important contribution to advancing the Canadian cancer research agenda. Details are available online.

Archived News

The Advisory Board Members of the CIHR Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), with the collaboration of representatives from NCIC, CAPCA and Health Canada, have selected and approved on May 23, 2002 six strategic research priorities subsequent to a methodical process of priority identification which began in 2001. Access to Quality Cancer Care and Research Training were later identified by ICR as important research areas.

    1. Palliative and End of Life Care
    2. Molecular Profiling of Tumours
    3. Clinical Trials
    4. Early Detection of Cancer
    5. Risk Behaviour and Prevention
    6. Molecular and Functional Imaging 
    7. Access to Quality Cancer Care
    8. Research Training