Some women with breast cancer are at higher risk for osteoporosis, bone fragility, and fracture due to the nature of the cancer treatment. Hope & Cope and the Segal Cancer Centre are currently spearheading a program dedicated to promoting bone health in breast cancer. This is made possible through a grant (2014-2017) from the Quebec Breast Cancer Foundation (rubanrose.org). The program is a team effort with the co-leadership of a nurse and a physiotherapist working together to identify, screen, and support women through research-informed activities. Principal investigator, Dr. Loiselle and her team (Lapointe, J., Dalzell, M. A., O'Brien, S., Lau, G.J. & Ibrahim, M.) document how awareness raising, education, exercise, nutrition, and lifestyle modifications can be integrated into current breast cancer treatment practices. The culmination of these efforts will be a cost-effective comprehensive bone health toolkit that can be easily transferred to other clinical settings in Quebec.

For more information about this study, please contact the research team:

Loiselle-research@mcgill.ca

(514) 398-8977