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Jenny Lau

ResearcherOncologyUniversity of Toronto

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Jenny Lau

Researcher

Oncology

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.
30 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 2 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 4 research grants (4 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

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Latest papers

Palliative care, socioeconomic position, and end-of-life cancer quality outcomes: a mediation analysis
EClinicalMedicine · 2026
A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours of Canadian Family Physicians in Response to the Canadian Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain.
Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur · 2026
Relationship Between Palliative Care and Location of Death Among People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.
Journal of palliative care · 2026

All 43 publications

Latest funding

Evaluation of the structural determinants of equitable cancer care for people who use drugs: a community-based participatory approach
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$124,970
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
Observing, Understanding, and Telling stories at end of Life for Opioid Use Disorder patients (OUTLOUD): Mixed-methods research and knowledge translation
CIHR · 2021 · Nominated PI
$520,200

All 9 grants and awards

43 publications.

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

A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours of Canadian Family Physicians in Response to the Canadian Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain.

Saberian L, Parmar N, Lau J, Dale CM, Sud A, Hatcher L, Carol A, Mian N, Bootsman N, Selby P, Furlan AD

Canadian journal of pain = Revue canadienne de la douleur2026

DOI: 10.1080/24740527.2026.2682926 PMID: 42491953

Relationship Between Palliative Care and Location of Death Among People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Boucher LM, Lau J, Scott MM, Everett K, Gomes T, Tanuseputro P, Jennings S, Bagnarol R, Zimmermann C, McLeod A, Isenberg SR

Journal of palliative care2026

DOI: 10.1177/08258597251392965 PMID: 41223096

Early palliative care for patients with oral cancer in Sri Lanka: A non-randomized controlled trial.

Ratnasekera N, Perera I, Perera S, Lau J, Zimmermann C, Kandapola Arachchige P

PLOS global public health2026

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0005985 PMID: 41801962

Opioid overdose decedents and palliative care: a population-level descriptive study.

Lau J, Matheson E, Isenberg SR, Bagnarol R, Everett K, Scott M, Tanuseputro P, Gomes T

BMJ supportive & palliative care2026First author

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2025-005800 PMID: 41927348

Treating cancer-related symptoms in patients exhibiting nonmedical opioid use behaviours: a retrospective chart review study.

Abbasi A, Otter-Moore ID, Downar J, Goldie C, Isenberg SR, Johnson H, Kain D, Lau J, Sinnarajah A, Zimmermann C, Mathews J

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

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-026-11120-z PMID: 42613547

Novel Systemic Anticancer Treatments and Health Services Use at the End of Life Among Adults With Cancer

Iqbal J, Moineddin R, Quinn KL, Booth CM, Earle CC, Lheureux S, Grant R, Lau J, Le LW, Tanuseputro P

Journal of Clinical Oncology20258 citations

DOI: 10.1200/jco-24-02816

Physician Billing in Long-Term Care Homes and the Association With the Prescribing of End-of-Life Symptom Management Medications: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Roberts RL, Clarke AE, Howard M, Dash D, Kobewka D, Bush SH, Sinnarajah A, Simon J, Isenberg SR, Arya A

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association2025

DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2025.105766

Correction to: The contribution of nonmedical opioid use to healthcare encounters for opioid overdose and use disorders among long‑term users with metastatic cancer.

Harsanyi H, Yang L, Lau J, Cheung WY, Cuthbert C

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2025

DOI: 10.1007/s00520-025-09161-x PMID: 39832049

Long-term opioid prescribing and healthcare encounters in metastatic cancer: observational population study.

Harsanyi H, Yang L, Lau J, Cheung WY, Xu Y, Cuthbert C

BMJ supportive & palliative care2025

DOI: 10.1136/spcare-2024-005185 PMID: 40081869

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Jenny Lau

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

A Survey of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviours of Canadian Family Physicians in Response to the Canadian Guideline on Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Non-cancer Pain.

Relationship Between Palliative Care and Location of Death Among People With Opioid Use Disorder: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Early palliative care for patients with oral cancer in Sri Lanka: A non-randomized controlled trial.

Opioid overdose decedents and palliative care: a population-level descriptive study.

Treating cancer-related symptoms in patients exhibiting nonmedical opioid use behaviours: a retrospective chart review study.

Novel Systemic Anticancer Treatments and Health Services Use at the End of Life Among Adults With Cancer

Physician Billing in Long-Term Care Homes and the Association With the Prescribing of End-of-Life Symptom Management Medications: A Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

Correction to: The contribution of nonmedical opioid use to healthcare encounters for opioid overdose and use disorders among long&#x2011;term users with metastatic cancer.

Long-term opioid prescribing and healthcare encounters in metastatic cancer: observational population study.

Frequent collaborators

Camilla Zimmermann

Breffni Hannon

James Downar

Stephanie Lheureux

Gary Rodin

Aynharan Sinnarajah

Peter Tanuseputro

Colleen Cuthbert

Colleen Webber

Rahim Moineddin

Eran Shlomovitz

Lin Yang

Jennifer Croke

Colleen Cuthbert

Daniel Kobewka

Benoît Robert

Michelle Howard

Neesha Dhani

Hsien Seow

Sheryl Spithoff

Abhimanyu Sud

Luke Turcotte

Winson Cheung

Peter Selby

Amna Husain

Catherine O'Brien

Tara Gomes

Lisa Wang

Marcus Butler

John Flannery

Nadiya Sunderji

Rupert Kaul

Jessica Simon

Hance Clarke

Correction to: The contribution of nonmedical opioid use to healthcare encounters for opioid overdose and use disorders among long‑term users with metastatic cancer.