Research
Research at The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre
is geared towards improving patient care, extending
survival, and ultimately curing patients of their cancer
by means of innovative cancer therapies.
Clinical Research - Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are used to test new cancer therapies. A clinical trial
is a carefully supervised research study on people that is done in a hospital
or clinic setting prior to the release of a drug or treatment to the general
public. Through clinical trials, researchers learn which treatments are
more effective than others.
The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre conducts between 75 and 100
clinical trials for many different types and stages of cancer. If
you are interested in taking part in a clinical trial, you should discuss
this option with your physician.
The Ontario
Cancer Research Network's web site, has general information
about cancerclinical trials. You can also search a database of all cancer
clinical trials available in Ontario.
Laboratory Research : Centre for Cancer Therapeutics
In addition to the clinical research that is conducted at the Centre,
The Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, the laboratory science research division
of The Ottawa Hospital Cancer Centre, has many programs investigating
the basic biology of cancer cells.
There is extensive
interaction among the researchers at the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics,
whose common interest is in seeing laboratory-based discoveries
translated into improved cancer care.
To find out more about the Centre for Cancer Therapeutics, visit the
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute's web site at www.ohri.ca/programs/cancer_therapeutics/default.asp
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