Editorial Board

All articles published in Canadian Oncology Today are peer-reviewed by at least two members of the Editorial Board in a single-anonymized process. This means that while the reviewers will know who the author is, the reviewers' comments will be anonymized and the author will not know who the reviwers are before publication.

The editorial team reviews all submitted manuscripts for alignment with Canadian Oncology Today's aims and scope as well as its publication criteria. Articles must fully comply with the journal's ethical policies to be considered for publication.

Canadian Oncology Today welcomes submissions from members of the Canadian medical community. The editorial team may on occasion solicit manuscripts from authors on specific topics of interest, in line with the editorial direction of a given issue.

Editorial Board

The Editorial Board of is comprised of established clinicians with extensive experience in the field of oncology. Members the Editorial Board are selected to ensure a diversity of opinion and breadth of scope, and are invited at the recommendation of their peers on the basis of deep subject matter expertise and comprehensive publication records in the field.

Members of the Editorial Board assist in determining the direction of the journal and evaluate the scientific content and quality of all manuscripts in a single-anonymized peer review process.

Editorial Board members shall disclose any relationships or activities that may bias their review of a manuscript and shall recuse themselves from reviews or editorial decisions that pose a potential conflict of interest.


Dr. Normand Blais

Normand Blais
MD, FRCPC

  • Co‐Founder, Groupe d’Études en Oncologie du Québec
  • Chair, Thoracic Oncology Program, CHUM Cancer Center
Dr. Christine Brezden-Masley

Christine Brezden-Masley
MD, PhD, FRCPC

  • Medical Oncologist & Medical Director, Cancer Program, Sinai Health System
  • Director, Marvelle Koffler Breast Centre at Sinai Health
  • Founder, COMET Clinical Trials Consortium
Dr. Sharlene Gill

Sharlene Gill
MD, MPH, MBA, FACP, FRCP(C)

  • Professor of Medicine, University of British Columbia
  • Chair, Canadian Clinical Trials Group (CCTG) GI Disease Site Committee
  • Chair, BC Cancer Medical Advisory Committee
  • President, Canadian Association of Medical Oncologists
Dr. Sébastien J. Hotte

Sébastien J. Hotte
MD, MSc (HRM), FRCPC

  • Medical Oncologist, Juravinski Cancer Centre, Hamilton
  • Associate Professor, Clinical and Academic Head, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Oncology, McMaster University
  • Co‐Chair, GU DSG CCO‐PEBC

Journal Management

Canadian Oncology Today is published by Catalytic Health, an independent Toronto-based medical communications agency and publisher of open access journals for various medical specialties. Its editorial staff includes more than 20 full- and part-time scientific editorial support staff and medical education professionals. To learn more, please visit catalytichealth.com.

Managing Editor

Rohit Khanna

Associate Editor

Katherine Brenders

Contact the Publisher

Email: info@catalytichealth.com