South West Regional Cancer Program

Patient Education & Information

Welcome to the Patient Education and Information section of the South West Regional Cancer Program site.

Here you will find a variety of resources for patients, families and care partners, including the following:

Top Stories

Three individuals wearing white lab coats stand side by side in a laboratory setting, facing the camera. The laboratory workspace includes shelves on both sides stocked with labeled boxes, containers, and scientific supplies, along with benchtop equipment and instruments. One individual at the centre is wearing a bow tie, while the others wear collared shirts. Visible logos on the lab coats indicate a research institute affiliation.

Research & Innovation

Largest-ever Canadian clinical trial tests “poop pills” to improve immunotherapy for lung cancer

Through research, Dr. Palma is improving radiation therapy for cancer patients

Transforming care for patients with rare diseases

‘Junk DNA’ could hold clues to how colorectal cancer arises, study suggests

LHSC Nurse Practitioners Amy McCready (left) and Jennifer Moniz (right) help lung, and head and neck cancer patients at the Verspeeten Family Cancer Centre at LHSC access the STOP (Smoking Treatment for Ontario Patients) program from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health.

STOP program: Smoking cessation for head and neck, and lung cancer patients at LHSC

Working at LHSC - Helping patients take the next step

South West Regional Cancer Program: Two opportunities to get screened at pop-up cervical check clinics at LHSC and St. Joseph’s

Tune in to LHSC's Community Update Meeting

Lisa, Oakley, and XX Doerksen side by side smiling at the camera.

Removing the barrier of travel: How a new partnership is supporting families across Western Ontario

Stratford man runs 251 km to support local cancer care in honour of wife

Finding the Good: Ruth Campbell’s Story

A Journey of Tomorrows