Research YOU can participate in!
From time to time, researchers contact us looking for YOUR input.
Current opportunities include research looking at:
Follow-Up Care Experiences (parents)
Managing Fear of Cancer Recurrence (parents)
How Children Want to Know (kids aged 8-14)
Social Media Support Groups (parents)
See below for more details on each of these research opportunities.
Follow-Up Care Experiences
You may be eligible to participate if you are:
Diagnosed with cancer, in Canada, before 18 years old
Diagnosed at least 5 years ago and/or completed treatment at least 2 years ago
Have not received cancer-specific follow-up care in 2+ years, or never received follow-up care.
If you decide to participate, you’ll be talking one-one-one with a research team member about your experiences.
Learn more: email the study team.
Posted: January 2026.
Parent FORT - Managing the Fear of Cancer Recurrence.
You may be eligible to participate if you are:
Parent of a childhood cancer survivor who is worried about cancer recurrence
Child is at least 1 month from completion of active treatment
Willing to attend small online group meetings
If you decide to participate, you’ll be participating in seven weekly small online group meetings with other parents of childhood cancer survivors and may be asked to participate in surveys.
Learn more: visit the Parent FORT website.
Posted: December 2025.
How Children Want to Know
You may be eligible to participate if you are:
A Canadian child
Aged between 8-14
A childhood cancer survivor OR
A sibling or close friend of a childhood cancer survivor
Who has parental permission to participate
If you decide to participate, you’ll be answering a survey that takes approximately 15-20 minutes to complete. By participating, you’ll help shape how cancer information is shared with young people across Canada.
Learn more: visit the survey website.
Posted: November 2025.
Social Media Support Groups
You may be eligible to participate if you are:
A parent / caregiver of a childhood cancer survivor
Use or do not use social media
The child could be recently diagnosed, undergoing treatment, in remission, or a survivor
If you decide to participate, you’ll be answering a survey that takes approximately 30 minutes to complete. By participating, you’ll help researchers to better understand how caregivers can be best supported via social media support groups in the future.
You could also win one of five Amazon gift cards or have funds donated to a childhood cancer charity.
Learn more: visit the survey website.
Posted: September 2025.
If you notice that any of the research listed here is no longer active, please let us know. Thank you.