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Brock Debenham

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Associate ProfessorOncology DeptUniversity of Alberta

Brock Debenham

Associate Professor

Oncology Dept

Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

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12 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.

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Research

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Latest papers

Multidisciplinary clinical prediction of survival of patients attending Palliative Radiation Oncology and Palliative Care clinics: a prospective cohort study
Annals of Palliative Medicine · 2026
Shining the Beam on the Next Generation: A Program Evaluation of a National Workshop Focusing on Medical Student Engagement in Radiation Oncology.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026
Assessment of Burnout amongst Oncologists Located in a Canadian Province: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026 · senior author

All 21 publications

21 publications.

Multidisciplinary clinical prediction of survival of patients attending Palliative Radiation Oncology and Palliative Care clinics: a prospective cohort study

Hassan Shahzad, Vickie Elaine Baracos, Brock John Debenham, Sharon Watanabe, Ann Huot, Alysa M. Fairchild

Annals of Palliative Medicine2026Open Access

DOI: 10.21037/apm-25-108 PMID: 41808462

Shining the Beam on the Next Generation: A Program Evaluation of a National Workshop Focusing on Medical Student Engagement in Radiation Oncology.

Chai BS, Dou A, Du J, Bezjack A, Debenham B, Raman S, Ingledew PA

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2026

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-025-02650-x PMID: 40408068

Assessment of Burnout amongst Oncologists Located in a Canadian Province: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis.

Gorman M, Sidhoo S, Ademola A, Debenham B

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-026-02937-7 PMID: 42380387

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial.

Schellenberg D, Gabos Z, Duimering A, Debenham B, Fairchild A, Huang F, Rowe LS, Severin D, Giuliani ME, Bezjak A, Lok BH, Raman S, Chung P, Zhao Y, Ho CK, Lock M, Louie AV, Lefresne S, Carolan H, Liu M, Yau V, Ye A, Olson RA, Mou B, Mohamed IG, Petrik DW, Dosani M, Pai H, Valev B, Gaede S, Warner A, Palma DA

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics202544 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.08.031 PMID: 39168356

Nutritional characterization of patients with oropharyngeal cancers: impact of human papillomavirus status.

Choulli M, Kubrak C, Morey F, Brenes J, Tous S, Quirós B, Wang X, Pavón MA, Gomà M, Taberna M, Alemany L, Oliva M, Mena M, Jha N, Scrimger R, Debenham B, Chua N, Walker J, Mesia R, Baracos V, Arribas L

European journal of clinical nutrition20252 citations

DOI: 10.1038/s41430-024-01556-z PMID: 39738840

Quantifying the severity of sarcopenia in patients with cancer of the head and neck.

Kubrak C, Martin L, Grossberg AJ, Olson B, Ottery F, Findlay M, Bauer JD, Jha N, Scrimger R, Debenham B, Chua N, Walker J, Baracos V

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)202430 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.020 PMID: 38484528

Sarcopenia etymology: Sarcos (flesh) penia (poverty) i.e. absence, lack or deficiency of a body constituent.

Kubrak C, Martin L, Grossberg AJ, Olson B, Ottery F, Findlay M, Bauer JD, Jha N, Scrimger R, Debenham B, Chua N, Walker J, Baracos V

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland)20242 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.06.012 PMID: 38917584

Building a Bridge to Community: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Examining a Combined Physical Therapy and Resistance Exercise Intervention for People after Head and Neck Cancer

Margaret L. McNeely, K. Ming Chan, Ryan A. Spychka, Joni Nedeljak, Brock John Debenham, Naresh Jha, Hadi R. Seikaly

Cancers20242 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091758 PMID: 38730710

Impacts of Intrafraction Virtual Reality-Based Environment Modification on Procedural Anxiety, Heart Rate, and Overall Radiation Therapy Experience During External Beam Radiation Therapy.

Kriegler C, Debenham B, Piva M, Bernardo M, Bylhouwer A, Karim T, Zhu YM, Belliveau GT, Merrick B, Al Balushi M

Advances in radiation oncology2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.adro.2024.101640 PMID: 39610796

Design and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary High-Fidelity Simulation Course for the Management of Malignant Spinal Cord Compression.

Zhu YM, Chwyl B, Fawcett S, Yang F, Warkentin H, Ghosh S, Debenham B, Duimering A, Al Balushi M

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2023

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-023-02364-y PMID: 37656394

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Brock Debenham

Research

Latest papers

Multidisciplinary clinical prediction of survival of patients attending Palliative Radiation Oncology and Palliative Care clinics: a prospective cohort study

Shining the Beam on the Next Generation: A Program Evaluation of a National Workshop Focusing on Medical Student Engagement in Radiation Oncology.

Assessment of Burnout amongst Oncologists Located in a Canadian Province: A Cross-Sectional Survey Analysis.

Stereotactic Ablative Radiation for Oligoprogressive Cancers: Results of the Randomized Phase 2 STOP Trial.

Nutritional characterization of patients with oropharyngeal cancers: impact of human papillomavirus status.

Quantifying the severity of sarcopenia in patients with cancer of the head and neck.

Sarcopenia etymology: Sarcos (flesh) penia (poverty) i.e. absence, lack or deficiency of a body constituent.

Building a Bridge to Community: A Pragmatic Randomized Trial Examining a Combined Physical Therapy and Resistance Exercise Intervention for People after Head and Neck Cancer

Impacts of Intrafraction Virtual Reality-Based Environment Modification on Procedural Anxiety, Heart Rate, and Overall Radiation Therapy Experience During External Beam Radiation Therapy.

Design and Implementation of a Multidisciplinary High-Fidelity Simulation Course for the Management of Malignant Spinal Cord Compression.

Frequent collaborators

Vickie Baracos

Sunita Ghosh

Andrea Bezjak

David Palma

Meredith Giuliani

Robert Olson

Anthony Brade

Peter Chung

Alexander Sun

George Rodrigues

Guanmin Chen

Margaret McNeely

Mira Keyes

Stewart Gaede

Leah Gramlich

Sharon Watanabe

Janet Papadakos

Benjamin Lok

Devin Schellenberg

Jennifer Croke

Douglas Hoover

Michael Lock

Dr. Olson

Han Zhang

Jeffrey Harris

Joda Kuk