Grant: Training Grant

Cancer remains a leading cause of disability and death in Canada. Aging of the population and advances in cancer screening and treatment means that more individuals are now living with the aftermath of cancer such as important psychological, physical, financial and social ramifications. PORT (Psychosocial Oncology Research Training) is a transdisciplinary research training program whose goal is to prepare a new generation of scientists from coast-to-coast in the development, implementation, evaluation, and transfer of theoretically-based approaches to cancer supportive care and survivorship. This much-needed initiative began its operation in 2003 at four participating universities (UBC, Manitoba, McGill, and Dalhousie). PORT offers a core evidence-based seminar, internships, continuing research training and fellowships to promising young researchers. This renewal application seeks to broaden the scope of the program through the inclusion of 3 new research sites (U. Toronto, U. Calgary and U. Laval). The renewed critical mass of internationally-renowned researchers in the field and their promising graduate students will ensure that cutting-edge cancer survivorship knowledge continues to be developed to make a significant difference in the lives of individuals and their families living with cancer.