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Breffni Hannon

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Breffni Hannon

Researcher

Health Sciences

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
44 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 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2026.

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Research

Early Palliative Care Malignant Hematology Multiple Myeloma Quality Of Life Randomized Controlled Trial Satisfaction With Care Supportive Care Symptom Control

Latest papers

Lived Experiences of Women Navigating End-of-Life Caregiving and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Qualitative health research · 2026
Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.
Palliative medicine · 2026
Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.
Journal of pain and symptom management · 2026

All 77 publications

Latest funding

A randomized controlled trial of early outpatient palliative care for patients with multiple myeloma
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$761,176
A Distress Assessment and Response Program for Oncology Family Caregivers - A Caregiver-Researcher Dissemination and Planning Partnership
CIHR · 2023 · Principal investigator
$25,000
Randomized controlled trial of in-person and virtual Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP2) in patients with advanced cancer
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$929,475

All 7 grants and awards

77 publications.

Lived Experiences of Women Navigating End-of-Life Caregiving and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Baek J, Ajmera F, Chu P, Tong E, Bean S, Hannon B, Isenberg-Grzeda E, Li M, Rodin G, Selby D, Zimmermann C, Hales S, Nissim R

Qualitative health research2026

DOI: 10.1177/10497323261462030 PMID: 42658213

Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.

Lau E, Miljanovski M, Mah K, Shapiro GK, Loughan AR, Li A, Rydall A, Zimmermann C, Hannon B, Rodin G

Palliative medicine2026

DOI: 10.1177/02692163261450754 PMID: 42237559

Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.

Aguiar S, Makarious M, Lipsitz O, deVries FE, Doyle Z, McIntyre RS, Rodin G, Zimmermann C, Mak E, Hannon B, Schulz-Quach C, Al Kindy A, Patel Z, Rosenblat JD, Li M

Journal of pain and symptom management2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.04.611 PMID: 42055096

Validation of the Double Awareness Scale: A Novel Measure of Psychological Adaptation to Advanced Cancer.

Miljanovski M, Mah K, Li A, Rydall A, McConnell MH, Shapiro GK, Hannon B, Zimmermann C, Rodin G

Psycho-oncology2026

DOI: 10.1002/pon.70445 PMID: 41996528

The development of local outpatient palliative care referral criteria for persons with advanced cancer at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb: a Delphi study.

Kukec I, Skokandić L, Gudelj D, Bilić I, Pleština S, Hannon B, Puljak L

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-026-10528-x PMID: 41794967

Internet Images of Palliative Care: A Visual Content Analysis.

Buenrostro AR, Khorramak K, Dent E, Ghoshal A, Wennberg K, Castro JA, Hannon B, Lo S, Swami N, Pope A, Le LW, Zimmermann C

Journal of pain and symptom management2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2026.07.019 PMID: 42480774

"I Had a Needle, But This Program Gave Me the Thread": A Caregiver Screening and Response Protocol.

Nissim R, Zaig S, Chu P, Nouriany N, Santiago AT, Croke J, Hannon B

Journal of pain and symptom management2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.10.026 PMID: 41197971

Palliative care, socioeconomic position, and end-of-life cancer quality outcomes: a mediation analysis

Iqbal J, Moineddin R, Fowler RA, Krzyzanowska MK, Booth CM, Earle CC, Lau J, Le LW, Carpen T, Downar J

EClinicalMedicine2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2026.103759

Malignant Hematologic Oncology Referrals to an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic at a Tertiary Cancer Center.

Alemu H, Pope A, Lo S, Chin-Yee N, Khorramak K, Cenizal CI, Le LW, Caruso D, Chen C, Kuruvilla J, Zimmermann C, Hannon B

Journal of pain and symptom management2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2025.01.005 PMID: 39828100

Palliative Care as a Component of High-Value and Cost-Saving Care During Hospitalization for Metastatic Cancer.

Lu S, Rakovitch E, Hannon B, Zimmermann C, Dharmarajan KV, Yan M, De Almeida JR, Yao CMKL, Gillespie EF, Chino F, Yerramilli D, Goonaratne E, Abdel-Rahman F, Othman H, Mheid S, Tsai CJ

JCO oncology practice2025

DOI: 10.1200/op.23.00576 PMID: 38442311

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Breffni Hannon

Research

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Lived Experiences of Women Navigating End-of-Life Caregiving and Parenting During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Social determinants of death anxiety in patients with advanced cancer receiving outpatient palliative care.

Intranasal Ketamine for Existential Distress in Advanced Cancer.

Validation of the Double Awareness Scale: A Novel Measure of Psychological Adaptation to Advanced Cancer.

The development of local outpatient palliative care referral criteria for persons with advanced cancer at the University Hospital Centre Zagreb: a Delphi study.

Internet Images of Palliative Care: A Visual Content Analysis.

"I Had a Needle, But This Program Gave Me the Thread": A Caregiver Screening and Response Protocol.

Palliative care, socioeconomic position, and end-of-life cancer quality outcomes: a mediation analysis

Malignant Hematologic Oncology Referrals to an Outpatient Palliative Care Clinic at a Tertiary Cancer Center.

Palliative Care as a Component of High-Value and Cost-Saving Care During Hospitalization for Metastatic Cancer.

A randomized controlled trial of early outpatient palliative care for patients with multiple myeloma

A Distress Assessment and Response Program for Oncology Family Caregivers - A Caregiver-Researcher Dissemination and Planning Partnership

Randomized controlled trial of in-person and virtual Symptom screening with Targeted Early Palliative care (STEP2) in patients with advanced cancer

Psilocybin-assisted Existential, Attachment and RelationaL (PEARL) Therapy for Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Palliative care at the end of life among patients with cancer before and during the COVID-19 pandemic

Quality of Death in Hospital and Bereavement Outcomes in the COVID-19 Era

Symptom screening and early palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a randomized trial

Frequent collaborators

Camilla Zimmermann

Gary Rodin

Rinat Nissim

Jenny Lau

Sarah Hales

Madeline Li

Monika Krzyzanowska

Rahim Moineddin

Stephanie Lheureux

Doris Howell

Hsien Seow

James Downar

Neesha Dhani

Jennifer Croke

Shan Mohammed

Christopher Lo

John Kuruvilla

Geoffrey Liu

John Granton

Srikala Sridhar

Abha Gupta

Rajat Kumar

Lawson Eng

Philip Wong

Michael Yan

Steven Gallinger

Robert Grant

David Frost

Ning Liu

Allan Donner

Valeria Rac

Amit Oza

Daniel Rosenbaum

Gilla Shapiro

Emma Hapke

Peter Tanuseputro

George Tomlinson

Eileen Rakovitch

Daniel Buchman

Brent Johnston