Grant: Idea to Innovation
Queen's University
$116,800.00
Phase I: real-time electromagnetic navigation technology for breast cancer surgery
FY 2015-16
Summary
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women during their lives and is the second-leading cause of female cancer related deaths. The ideal treatment is breast conservation surgery during its early stage to remove the cancer while conserving healthy parts of the breast. Unfortunately, with the current resection methods residual tumor often remains and is linked with a high probability of recurrence, requiring repeat surgery. Repeat surgery often requires mastectomy, a traumatic experience for a patient who expected a curative treatment with breast-conservation.
On average, one out of every three or four women undergoing breast-conservation surgery needs at least one additional surgery due to positive margins. Repeat surgeries lead to increased risk of postoperative complications, delaying radiation therapy, increased psychological distress, and risks associated with a second general anesthesia.
Through development of a novel real-time electromagnetic navigation system, we intend to improve the accuracy of the initial surgery, significantly reducing the number of repeat surgeries for breast cancer patients. We expect to improve quality of life for these patients and decreased the cost of health care in Canada.
Program
Idea to Innovation
Recipient
Location
Ontario, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
NSERC's Awards Data
As published
Application id
485212-2015
Name nom
Fichtinger, Gabor
Department département
Computing, School of
Organization id
29
Institution établissement
Queen's University
Province en
Ontario
Province fr
Ontario
Country en
CANADA
Country fr
CANADA
Fiscal year exercice financier
2015
Competition year année de concours
2015
Award amount
116800
Program id
I2IPJ
Program name en
Idea to Innovation
Program name fr
De l'idée à l'innovation
Group en
Research partnerships programs
Group fr
Programmes de partenariat
Committee code
96
Committee name en
RPP Internal Decision Cttee
Committee name fr
Cté de décision interne - PPR
Area of application code
1102
Area of application group en
Health, education and social services
Area of application group fr
Santé publique, éducation et services sociaux
Area of application en
Biomedical engineering
Area of application fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject code
1900
Research subject group en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject group fr
Génie biomédical
Research subject en
Biomedical engineering
Research subject fr
Génie biomédical
Partie
1
Nb partie
1
Application title
Phase I: real-time electromagnetic navigation technology for breast cancer surgery
Keyword
NSERC
Application summary
Breast cancer affects 1 in 8 women during their lives and is the second-leading cause of female cancer related deaths. The ideal treatment is breast conservation surgery during its early stage to remove the cancer while conserving healthy parts of the breast. Unfortunately, with the current resection methods residual tumor often remains and is linked with a high probability of recurrence, requiring repeat surgery. Repeat surgery often requires mastectomy, a traumatic experience for a patient who expected a curative treatment with breast-conservation.
On average, one out of every three or four women undergoing breast-conservation surgery needs at least one additional surgery due to positive margins. Repeat surgeries lead to increased risk of postoperative complications, delaying radiation therapy, increased psychological distress, and risks associated with a second general anesthesia.
Through development of a novel real-time electromagnetic navigation system, we intend to improve the accuracy of the initial surgery, significantly reducing the number of repeat surgeries for breast cancer patients. We expect to improve quality of life for these patients and decreased the cost of health care in Canada.
