Molecular Oncology & Personalized Medicine
Molecular oncology is a branch of oncology concerned with the physical, chemical and biological properties of molecules in cancer cells, and in normal cells where cancers develop.
Molecular oncology testing focuses on applying knowledge to:
- predict a patient’s predisposition to cancer
- diagnose and monitor cancer or predict prognosis
- improve cancer treatments with personalized therapies
Our Goals
- Strengthen quality and safety
- Strengthen and coordinate care models
- Strengthen system planning
Program Initiatives
- Develop standards and guidance to reduce practice variation and ensure high-quality testing
- Develop service delivery models for clinical cancer services to increase capacity, and improve access to programs and services
- Increase awareness of best practices through knowledge transfer and exchange initiatives
- Strengthen linkages with cancer research to inform system planning and bring discoveries into practice
- Provide advice and leadership to government and other stakeholders to inform system planning
- Advance policies to improve the collection, storage, utilization and sharing of personal medical data
- Coordinate a process for approval and funding of molecular tests in oncology
For more information, email the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Program.