Kili4Cancer: We're off!

Thursday, January 26, 2012

We're off!

Well, Jamie is off. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step". In my case that step is the shuttle from Canmore to the Calgary Airport. I would say I have butterflies but it's really nausea from the anti malarial. In less than 24 hours I'll be tucked in my mosquito net at the Keys Hotel in Moshi near the base of Kilimanjaro. Yeehaw!

Jamie McVicar
jamiemcvicar@shaw.ca
(403) 688-0988

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Researchers at The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute (OHRI) are developing and testing promising new therapies, such as cancer-fighting viruses that target tumours without harming normal tissues. Support for clinical trials has also increased, ensuring that patients in Ottawa will continue to have access to the newest cancer treatments. You can be sure, however, that the benefits of this research are felt not only in Ottawa, but also around the world.

Examples of research areas at OHRI:

§ Development of more personalized approaches to treat cancer, so that patients receive the best treatment with the fewest side effects right from the start.

§ Harnessing stem cell research to study cancer and develop new treatments.

§ Investigating how certain cancer therapies can work together in "synergy", to increase tumour destruction.

§ Maximizing the potential of cancer clinical trials, so that one trial can provide answers to multiple questions.

§ Development and testing of cancer-fighting viruses, including clinical trials.

§ Studying the basic biology of cancer cells, so that we can develop new treatments that target cancer cells without harming normal cells.

§ Evaluation of new screening strategies that may be able to detect cancer earlier, when treatments are more likely to work.

§ Evaluation of novel therapies that may be able to prevent cancer from recurring or spreading.

§ Testing innovative new approaches for radiation therapy and surgery.

§ Studying genetic and environmental factors that can increase the risk of cancer, so that new prevention strategies can be developed.

§ Developing strategies to ensure that the results of cancer research studies are being appropriately applied in the clinic.

For more information about cancer research at OHRI, including news on latest discoveries, see http://www.ohri.ca/Programs/cancer_therapeutics/default.asp.

About Jamie

Jamie is also a family guy with two young teenagers who provide him with plenty of parenting opportunities. His legal/finance career has focussed on Alberta real estate development, which, given today's market, is why he now has enough time on his hands to train for Kilimanjaro. Recently, Jamie has been spending far more days on the paddle board than climbing at the crags, culminating in a couple of expeditions to the Great Bear Rainforest (http://goo.gl/wAMCn). Jamie has shared some memorable summits with Terry "back in the day" and looks forward to a grand adventure on "Kili".