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Helen Mctaggart-Cowan

ResearcherUniversity of British Columbia

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Helen Mctaggart-Cowan

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
28 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 5 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2022.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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Research

Adolescent And Young Adult Cancer Mixed-Methods Research Oncology Patient-Oriented Research Psycho-Oncology Qualitative Research Quantitative Research Reproductive Health

Latest papers

Development of a consensus-derived comprehensive virtual care evaluation framework in oncology.
Journal of telemedicine and telecare · 2026
50-year Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Adolescents and Young Adults in British Columbia, Canada.
Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology · 2026
Factors influencing public willingness to participate in population-based hereditary cancer genetic testing: a qualitative study of public preferences.
Familial cancer · 2026

All 44 publications

Latest funding

Identifying Barriers and Facilitators of the Cancer Rehabilitation and Exercise - Advanced Cancer (CaRE-AC) Program: Towards Enhanced Delivery through Resource Development
CIHR · 2023 · Supervisor
$135,000
A SMART design to optimize the delivery of TEMPO - a Tailored, wEb-based psychosocial and physical activity self-Management PrOgram for men with prostate cancer and their caregivers
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$761,176
Towards Informing and Improving the Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes of Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$9,900

All 10 grants and awards

44 publications.

Development of a consensus-derived comprehensive virtual care evaluation framework in oncology.

Powis M, Barbera L, Cheung M, Conrod R, DeVera M, Edwards A, Esmail S, McTaggart-Cowan H, Olson R, Peacock S, Sayani A, Singh S, Ali A, Salmini J, Hack S, Krzyzanowska MK

Journal of telemedicine and telecare2026

DOI: 10.1177/1357633x261469083 PMID: 42573135

50-year Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Adolescents and Young Adults in British Columbia, Canada.

Mehareen J, Altman RM, De Vera M, Goddard K, Howard F, Hu XJ, Lai AS, Lo AC, McTaggart-Cowan H, Oh J, Rahman M, Rod Rassekh S, Strahlendorf C, Rayar M, Peacock S

Journal of adolescent and young adult oncology2026

DOI: 10.1177/21565333261470581 PMID: 42483950

Factors influencing public willingness to participate in population-based hereditary cancer genetic testing: a qualitative study of public preferences.

Sanchez-Vazquez DR, Avery J, Qualls W, Bentley C, McTaggart-Cowan H, McLeod J, Dawson L, Peacock S

Familial cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s10689-026-00555-2 PMID: 41961326

Using a discrete choice experiment to estimate individual preferences to medicate cancer-related symptoms with cannabis.

McTaggart-Cowan H, Raymakers AJN, Izadi-Najafabadi S, Bentley C

Journal of cannabis research2026First author

DOI: 10.1186/s42238-026-00392-1 PMID: 41588480

Applying the health belief model to explore healthcare provider and patient perspectives on homologous recombination deficiency testing in cancer: A narrative review

Kim DK, Mostafa M, Aizenberg Y, Brodeur MN, Carey MS, Ferguson SE, Hopkins L, Kong I, Kwon JS, Lau S

Cancer Treatment and Research Communications2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2026.101238

Virtual Care, What Are We Measuring and What Should We Measure? Scoping Review of Reviews.

Powis M, Ali A, Salmini J, Hack S, Fazelzad R, Barbara L, Berlin A, Cheung M, DeVera M, Edwards A, McTaggart-Cowan H, Olson R, Peacock S, Sayani A, Singh S, Krzyzanowska MK

Journal of medical Internet research2025

DOI: 10.2196/65312 PMID: 41328522

Gravida and Birth Outcomes Prior to and after Diagnosis of Early Age-Onset Colorectal Cancer among Female Patients: Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies.

Oveisi N, Sayre EC, Gill S, Cheng V, Cheng V, Brotto LA, Peacock S, McTaggart-Cowan H, Hanley GE, Srikanthan A, De Vera MA

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2025

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-25-0442 PMID: 40531200

Sexual health outcomes after colorectal cancer diagnosis in females: a population-based cohort study.

Oveisi N, Sayre EC, Brotto LA, Cheng V, Cheng V, Gill S, Hanley GE, McTaggart-Cowan H, Peacock S, Rayar M, Srikanthan A, Taylor D, Barnes M, De Vera MA

Journal of the National Cancer Institute2025

DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djaf120 PMID: 40449554

"Cancer changes everything, but it makes you wonder-am I still enough?" serial focus groups with adolescent and young adult cancer patients to understand experiences with cancer and sexual and reproductive health.

Oveisi N, Cheng V, Taylor D, Kang P, Brotto LA, Peacock S, McTaggart-Cowan H, Hanley GE, Gill S, Rayar M, Srikanthan A, Barnes M, Bechthold H, Jansen N, De Vera MA

BMC cancer2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-14561-7 PMID: 40751145

What factors influence sexual and reproductive health care among adolescent and young adult cancer patients?: a novel serial focus group study.

Oveisi N, Cheng V, Taylor D, Kang P, Brotto LA, Peacock S, McTaggart-Cowan H, Hanley GE, Gill S, Rayar M, Srikanthan A, Barnes M, Bechthold H, Jansen N, De Vera MA

BMC cancer2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12885-025-14380-w PMID: 40597028

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Helen Mctaggart-Cowan

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Development of a consensus-derived comprehensive virtual care evaluation framework in oncology.

50-year Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality among Adolescents and Young Adults in British Columbia, Canada.

Factors influencing public willingness to participate in population-based hereditary cancer genetic testing: a qualitative study of public preferences.

Using a discrete choice experiment to estimate individual preferences to medicate cancer-related symptoms with cannabis.

Applying the health belief model to explore healthcare provider and patient perspectives on homologous recombination deficiency testing in cancer: A narrative review

Virtual Care, What Are We Measuring and What Should We Measure? Scoping Review of Reviews.

Gravida and Birth Outcomes Prior to and after Diagnosis of Early Age-Onset Colorectal Cancer among Female Patients: Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies.

Sexual health outcomes after colorectal cancer diagnosis in females: a population-based cohort study.

"Cancer changes everything, but it makes you wonder-am I still enough?" serial focus groups with adolescent and young adult cancer patients to understand experiences with cancer and sexual and reproductive health.

What factors influence sexual and reproductive health care among adolescent and young adult cancer patients?: a novel serial focus group study.

Frequent collaborators

Stuart Peacock

Stuart Peacock

Niki Oveisi

Amirrtha Srikanthan

Craig Mitton

Leah Lambert

Melanie Powis

Ambreen Sayani

Mohsen Sadatsafavi

Robert Olson

Simron Singh

Jeenat Mehareen

Iwa Kong

Michael Mckenzie

Wei Zhang

Janet Ellis

Alejandro Berlin

Jonathan Loree

Dean Regier

Gina Ogilvie

Mary De Vera

Manon DE RAAD

Gillian Hanley

Theodore Steiner

Stuart Peacock