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Janet Papadakos

ResearcherUniversity of Toronto

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Janet Papadakos

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.
51 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 19 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2019.

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Research

Prostate Cancer

Latest papers

An Evaluation of Radiation Oncology Patient Education Materials: Readability, Gaps, and Health Literacy Implications.
Seminars in radiation oncology · 2026 · senior author
How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.
Journal of medical Internet research · 2026
Clinical Practice Guideline on Effective Teaching Strategies and Methods for Cancer Patient Education.
Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026 · first author

All 90 publications

Latest funding

THE ACTION STUDY: Addressing global inequities in breast cancer genetic testing, counselling, and management in Nigeria
CIHR · 2026 · Co-investigator
$742,050
Improving Access and Wellbeing of Patients with Lung Cancer: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Lay Navigation Program
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$753,526
The ACTION Study: Addressing global inequities in breast cancer genetic testing, counselling, and management in Nigeria
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 11 grants and awards

90 publications.

An Evaluation of Radiation Oncology Patient Education Materials: Readability, Gaps, and Health Literacy Implications.

Hart R, Lawrie K, Wong R, Li W, Giuliani ME, Papadakos J

Seminars in radiation oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2026.151006 PMID: 41762921

How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.

Bender JL, Scruton S, Wong G, Squires LR, Babinski S, Englesakis M, Cyr A, Potts H, Tricco A, Wassersug R, Esplen MJ, Forster VJ, Perski O, Witteman HO, Soobiah C, Papadakos J, Young C, Fox C

Journal of medical Internet research2026

DOI: 10.2196/77445 PMID: 42127226

Clinical Practice Guideline on Effective Teaching Strategies and Methods for Cancer Patient Education.

Papadakos J, Durocher L, Devitt D, Krames L, Lawrie K, Pocrnic N, Premji A, Sultana A, Wong S

Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education2026First author

DOI: 10.1007/s13187-026-02910-4 PMID: 42271105

The utility of artificial intelligence in plain language writing: A scoping review.

Ugas M, Huynh J, Lenarcik-Packham A, Kukan A, Deol A, Fazelzad R, Fernando S, Giannopoulos E, Giuliani ME, Lawrie K, Quartey NK, Ralliaram R, Thankarajah A, Papadakos J

Patient education and counseling2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2026.109483 PMID: 41564566

Enduring Power of Print: How Health Information Pamphlets Promote Equity and Trust in Patient Education.

Dima DC, Sium A, Giuliani M, Papadakos J

JCO oncology practice2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1200/op-25-00739 PMID: 41105912

Creating Sustainable Education Programming to Build Capacity for Collaborative Global Cancer Control.

Chelvarajah R, Papadakos T, Anakwenze C, Bourque JM, Chaudhary S, Choi S, Kizub D, Liu ZA, Papadakos J, Storer S, Walker E, Ye XY, Rodin D, Giuliani M

JCO global oncology2026

DOI: 10.1200/go-25-00372 PMID: 41855440

Global Approach to Oncology Leadership: The GOLD Program.

Giuliani ME, Papadakos T, Choi S, Dare A, Klein E, Papadakos J, Liu ZA, Ye XY, Rodin D

JCO global oncology2026

DOI: 10.1200/go-25-00373 PMID: 41843835

Exploring the information needs of breast cancer patients and families in a large, urban, academic hospital: perceived barriers and facilitators to finding relevant and credible information.

Ugas M, Giannopoulos E, Tan J, Cil TD, Croke J, Forbes R, Giuliani ME, Koch A, Papadakos T, Quartey NK, Snow M, Westergard S, Papadakos J

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-026-10344-3 PMID: 41575567

Pilot Health Care Provider Education Program for BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing, Counseling, and Management in Nigeria.

Wuraola FO, Ramruthan J, Reel E, Peck L, Thain E, Kerrigan C, Santiago AT, Dare A, Covelli A, McCuaig J, Papadakos J, Rodin D, Jacobson M, Kingham PT, Mango VL, Alatise OI, Cil TD

JCO global oncology2026

DOI: 10.1200/go-25-00306 PMID: 41538750

A Cross-Sectional Study of COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Black Communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Worku F, Ugas M, Wheeler S, Siddiqi A, Papadakos J

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s40615-024-02031-y PMID: 38902465

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Janet Papadakos

Research

Latest papers

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An Evaluation of Radiation Oncology Patient Education Materials: Readability, Gaps, and Health Literacy Implications.

How Cancer Online Support Groups Work, for Whom, and in What Circumstances: Realist Review.

Clinical Practice Guideline on Effective Teaching Strategies and Methods for Cancer Patient Education.

The utility of artificial intelligence in plain language writing: A scoping review.

Enduring Power of Print: How Health Information Pamphlets Promote Equity and Trust in Patient Education.

Creating Sustainable Education Programming to Build Capacity for Collaborative Global Cancer Control.

Global Approach to Oncology Leadership: The GOLD Program.

Exploring the information needs of breast cancer patients and families in a large, urban, academic hospital: perceived barriers and facilitators to finding relevant and credible information.

Pilot Health Care Provider Education Program for BRCA1/2 Genetic Testing, Counseling, and Management in Nigeria.

A Cross-Sectional Study of COVID-19 Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Among Black Communities in the Greater Toronto Area.

Frequent collaborators

Meredith Giuliani

Jennifer Croke

David Wiljer

Shabbir Alibhai

Danielle Rodin

Lawson Eng

Alejandro Berlin

Kristen Haase

Martine Puts

Nathan Perlis

Lesley Moody

Antonio Finelli

Arnav Agarwal

Joseph Cafazzo

Geoffrey Liu

Jackie Bender

Urban Emmenegger

Melanie Powis

Craig Campbell

Sarah Wheeler

Anna Dare

Arjumand Siddiqi

Robin Mcleod

Wei Xu

Doris Howell

David Guttman

Caroline Chung

Kulamakan Kulasegaram

Lisa Avery

Victoria Forster

Andrew Hope

Rinat Nissim

Andrea Covelli

Devin Schellenberg

Craig Dale

Monika Krzyzanowska

Madeline Li

Howard Abrams

Cosmin Munteanu

Catherine Coolens