Category Archives: Spotlight on Research

Sudbury Cancer Test Predicts Breast Cancer Survivability

SUDBURY – A test developed in Sudbury is proving successful in predicting which breast cancer patients will best respond to chemotherapy and live cancer-free for a longer period of time following treatment. Results conducted into the RNA Disruption Assay™ (RDA™) test were presented last month at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium in San Antonio, Texas.…

Researchers experiment with novel way to help people kick the habit

By: Sudbury Northern Life Staff An international research project being pioneered in Sudbury to help people quit smoking is one of this year’s winners of a major health research grant. Led by Dr. Hoang-Thanh Le, a team at the Health Sciences North Research Institute, is experimenting with a novel way to help people kick the…