News and Updates

NExT Study in the Vancouver Sun!

On Wednesday February 25, 2015, the Nutrition and Exercise during adjuvant Treatment (NExT) Study was featured on the front page of the Vancouver Sun! Past participant, Marita Luk, and co-investigator, Cheri van Patten, discussed the benefits of exercise and healthy eating during breast cancer treatment. Read the article. More information about the study can be […]

Kristin Campbell on CTV Morning Live!

Kristin Campbell was with Keri Brown this morning to answer some questions about the role of exercise and physical activity in cancer prevention and survivorship! To watch the video of Kristin’s interview, click here. To tune into the live chat, visit the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ask an Expert Live Chat, click here.

October 15th – Kristin Campbell on CTV News for Ask An Expert: Breast Cancer Awareness Month!

Dr. Kristin Campbell will be one of five breast cancer researchers for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation – Ask an Expert day, presented by CTV, for a life chat about breast cancer and breast health. She will be the local expert for CTV Morning Live Vancouver. Kristin will be on CTV live on Wednesday October […]

Congratulations to Negin Niksirat for successfully defending her Master of Science thesis!

On September 24th, Negin Niksirat successfully defended her Master of Science thesis project titled “Pilot study of cognitive function in individuals treated with adjuvant FOLFOX chemotherapy for colon cancer”! Her project was supervised by Dr. Kristin Campbell, and included committee members were Dr. Teresa Lui-Ambrose, Associate Professor at the Department of Physical Therapy at UBC, […]

Dr. Campbell in Nutrition Action Health Letter.

In the September 2014 issue of Nutrition Action Health Letter titled: “1 in 8: What you may not know about breast cancer.” Among many other well known breast cancer scientists and colleagues, Kristin commented on the epidemiological data behind physical activity and breast cancer risk. You can read the news letter here; Kristin is quoted […]