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Darren Brenner

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ProfessorDepartment of OncologyUniversity of Calgary

Darren Brenner

Professor

Department of Oncology

Cumming School of Medicine

University of Calgary

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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9 publications in the last five years, latest in 2025.
Principal investigator on 10 research grants (10 CIHR), most recently in 2025.
Supervisor on 5 trainee awards (5 CIHR), most recently in 2025.

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Research

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Cancer Epidemiology Molecular Epidemiology Epidemiologic Methods Cancer Screening Cancer Outcomes Research

Latest papers

Prioritizing the Timely Detection and Diagnosis of Early-Age Onset Cancer to Enable Optimal Disease Management and Outcomes.
Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2025
Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.
Scientific reports · 2025
Supply and Demand for Radiation Oncologists in Canada: Workforce Planning Projections From 2020 to 2040.
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics · 2024

All 19 publications

Latest funding

Survived, but overlooked: personalizing breast and colorectal cancer screening for survivors of adult cancers
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000
Development of a Risk-Prediction Model for Early Onset Colorectal Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
$120,000
Radioactive Air Pollutant Induced Disease (RAPID) Prevention - Understanding and preventing health risks from particle radiation-emitting radioisotope inhalation, as modified by genetic ancestry and mixed exposure with combustion particulates.
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$1,000,000

All 28 grants and awards

19 publications.

Prioritizing the Timely Detection and Diagnosis of Early-Age Onset Cancer to Enable Optimal Disease Management and Outcomes.

Raphael MJ, Wildgoose P, Brenner D, Brezden-Masley C, Burkes R, Grant RC, Pettit A, Macaulay C, D'Angelo MS, Servidio-Italiano F

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32070396 PMID: 40710206

Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.

Stephenson NL, Brenner D, Brennand E, Robert M, Prisnie K, Metcalfe A

Scientific reports2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-85603-0 PMID: 40195346

Supply and Demand for Radiation Oncologists in Canada: Workforce Planning Projections From 2020 to 2040.

Loewen SK, Ruan Y, Wu CHD, Arifin A, Kim M, Bashir B, Halperin R, McKenzie M, Archambault J, Thompson R, Ringash J, Brundage M, Brenner D, Stuckless T

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics2024

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2023.07.026 PMID: 37562734

A qualitative review of social media sharing and the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: did early labelling help to curb misinformation or fuel the fire?

Dalton ME, Duffy R, Quinn E, Larsen K, Peters C, Brenner D, Yang L, Rainham D

Sexual health2024

DOI: 10.1071/sh23158 PMID: 38295805

Breaking Down Barriers to Detection and Care in Early-Age-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Canada.

Raphael MJ, Wildgoose P, Servidio-Italiano F, De Vera MA, Brenner D, D'Angelo MS, McGee R, Berry S, Wong C, Gill S

Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.)2023

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol30110680 PMID: 37999100

A New Method of Identifying Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients Using a Population-Based Electronic Medical Record System.

Wu G, Cheligeer C, Brisson AM, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Brenner D, Lupichuk S, Teman C, Basmadjian RB, Popwich B, Xu Y

Annals of surgical oncology2023

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12955-6 PMID: 36542249

Interventions to improve the quality of screening-related colonoscopy: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Khan R, Vaska M, Ruan Y, Bansal R, Gimpaya N, Scaffidi MA, Brenner D, Leontiadis GI, Grover SC, Forbes N

BMJ Open20223 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061855 PMID: W4309930780

Predicting prolonged length of stay in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus.

Wollny K, Pitt T, Brenner D, Metcalfe A

Pediatric research2022

DOI: 10.1038/s41390-022-02008-9 PMID: 35301421

Update on cancer incidence trends in Canada, 1984 to 2017.

Demers AA, Saint-Jacques N, Ellison L, Brenner D, Fitzgerald N, Aziz S, Turner D

Health promotion and chronic disease prevention in Canada : research, policy and practice2022

DOI: 10.24095/hpcdp.42.7.04 PMID: 35830219

Are small-for-gestational-age preterm infants at increased risk of overweight? Statistical pitfalls in overadjusting for body size measures.

Elmrayed S, Metcalfe A, Brenner D, Wollny K, Fenton TR

Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association2021

DOI: 10.1038/s41372-021-01050-5 PMID: 33850286

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Cancer Epidemiology Dear Professor Brenner, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Prioritizing the Timely Detection and Diagnosis of Early-Age Onset Cancer to Enable Optimal Disease Management and Outcomes." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Radioactive Air Pollutant Induced Disease (RAPID) Prevention - Understanding and preventing health risks from particle radiation-emitting radioisotope inhalation, as modified by genetic ancestry and mixed exposure with combustion particulates." (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

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Darren Brenner

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Prioritizing the Timely Detection and Diagnosis of Early-Age Onset Cancer to Enable Optimal Disease Management and Outcomes.

Longitudinal analysis of the association between parity, mode of delivery and urinary incontinence in midlife using the SWAN cohort data.

Supply and Demand for Radiation Oncologists in Canada: Workforce Planning Projections From 2020 to 2040.

A qualitative review of social media sharing and the 2022 monkeypox outbreak: did early labelling help to curb misinformation or fuel the fire?

Breaking Down Barriers to Detection and Care in Early-Age-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Canada.

A New Method of Identifying Pathologic Complete Response After Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients Using a Population-Based Electronic Medical Record System.

Interventions to improve the quality of screening-related colonoscopy: protocol for a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

Predicting prolonged length of stay in hospitalized children with respiratory syncytial virus.

Update on cancer incidence trends in Canada, 1984 to 2017.

Are small-for-gestational-age preterm infants at increased risk of overweight? Statistical pitfalls in overadjusting for body size measures.

Frequent collaborators

Paul Arora

Lin Yang

Amy Metcalfe

Nauzer Forbes

Kristian Larsen

Michael Brundage

Cheryl Peters

Alind Gupta

Erin Brennand

Alaa Rostom

Michael Mckenzie

Yuan Xu

Grigorios Leontiadis

Linda Rabeneck

Karen Kopciuk

Marco Gallo

Daniel Rainham