Today, our office hosted the Nova Scotia Provincial Radon Working Group in a planning session aimed at increasing awareness and access to radon testing and mitigations in our province. It was amazing to host such an engaged group of professionals from various backgrounds!

Great job Drs. French, Patel and Cote representing Dalhousie Thoracic Surgery at AATS in LA! AATS #AATS2023

DYK outcomes after lung cancer surgery are different between males and females? This summer @DalMed’s Holly Philpott(Holly Philpott (she/her)) is exploring factors that influence sex differences in perioperative outcomes after surgery. Alison Wallace Thoracic Surgery Halifax Lung Cancer Canada

Congratulations Dr Alison Wallace! This grant will go towards improving post-surgery outcomes for women with lung cancer.

Last week Dal Thoracic Surgery attended CATS in Vancouver. Congratulations to all our presenters!#CSF2023

This month is radon action month! Have you tested your home for the second-leading cause of lung cancer? You can purchase a test kit through LungNSPEI for $50 postly.app/3IuO

November is Radon Action Month! Dr Wallace has put together a radon awareness video with LungNSPEI for the occasion 🫁 Check it out below! youtu.be/IhfCtlcbTiU

Published in AME Medical Journal: A new case report out of Halifax presenting two cases of esophageal perforation in patients with #ZES amj.amegroups.org/article/view/8…

Published in Current Oncology: "Resection of a Large Growing Mediastinal Germ Cell Tumor Using a Multidisciplinary Approach" #thoracicsurgery #GCT mdpi.com/1718-7729/31/1…

Published in Journal of Surgical Case Reports: New case report outlining the positive use of palliative tumor debulking and stenting for symptom management of a malignant tracheoesophageal fistula #thoracicsurgery academic.oup.com/jscr/article/2…

Thank you to our supporters, guests, and partners for making our Art For Lungs event last week such a night to remember! If you would still like to donate to Art For Lungs, you can do so at lungnspei.ca/donate You can find photos from the event here: art-for-lungs-2024.lungnspei.ca

Exciting research being presented IASLC Academy! Here we have Dr Alison Wallace from Dalhousie University presenting research on environmental factors driving lung cancer rates in Canada. Amazing talent from this global cohort of young faculty. #WCLC24 Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons Thoracic Surgery Halifax

Dr. Alison Wallace from Dalhousie University is competing in the Amazing Case Race IASLC. Good luck Dr. Wallace! #WCLC24 Canadian Association of Thoracic Surgeons

Dr Alison Wallace from Dalhousie University repping Canada in San Diego for #WCLC2024 IASLC

New Preprint - collab w/ Dr. Alison Wallace Health & Wellness DalMedSchool Dalhousie Pathology Coyle et al., 2025 "MULTIPLE PRIMARY CANCERS IN LUNG CANCER PATIENTS IN ATLANTIC CANADA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR SCREENING AND MANAGEMENT " Funding: Research at Canadian Cancer Society Research Nova Scotia medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

Dr Wallace and her team have uncovered a previously un-described “Atlantic Cancer Syndrome” among a cohort of 2000 patients operated on for lung cancer. We are working to revise prevention and screening strategies. medrxiv.org/content/10.110…

QEII Lung Tumour Bank website is launched! Empowering lung health breakthroughs through collaboration and innovation. novascotialungbiobank.com

📣 Attention #ECRs in cancer research! Applications for our annual ECR Workshop are now open. Don’t miss this opportunity to network and learn valuable skills to advance your research career. Apply by June 23, 2025: cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/53480.html