CCE Resources | Sinclair Cancer Research Institute | School of Medicine

Members of CCE have developed the resources, located in the primary navigation in the sidebar to the left of the screen, to aid patients and medical professionals in cancer care.

For Medical Professionals

Toward Canadian Benchmarks

Toward Canadian benchmarks for waiting times for radiotherapy for cancer: Synthesizing the evidence and establishing research priorities.

Radiation Oncology Pan-Canadian Peer Review Initiative

This pan-Canadian initiative is led by Dr. Michael Brundage.

Here are some answers to commonly asked questions regarding the National Peer Review Initiative. If you have a question you would like answered, please send an email to peerreview.initiative@queensu.ca

Further information can also be found in the booklet that has been developed for the National Peer Review Initiative.

For Patients - Early Stage Prostate Cancer

Decision Support

Just diagnosed?

Many cancer patients want a lot of information about their disease and possible treatment options. Most doctors try to provide the information they think their patients need but doctors and patients often have different opinions about what that information should be. The purpose of the decision support website is to answer common questions that our studies have identified are important to men diagnosed with low or intermediate risk, early-stage prostate cancer and to their families. The answers have been discussed and agreed upon by prostate cancer specialists in the Faculty of Health Sciences at Queen's University and then by other cancer specialists from across Canada.

Treatment Decision Aid

This decision aid computer program is designed to help its users with the decision about treatment for low- or intermediate-risk, early-stage prostate cancer (that is, stage T1 or T2, PSA less than 20, Gleason score less than 8). The program contains information intended for Canadian early-stage prostate cancer patients. This information may not be appropriate for use outside Canada as other countries may have

Decision Support-Tools to Help You Understand Your Diagnosis and Select a Treatment - CURRENTLY UNDERGOING REVISIONS AND NOT AVAILABLE