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University of Alberta
Edmonton university whose exercise oncology group under Kerry Courneya led the CHALLENGE trial, the first to show that a structured exercise programme lengthens survival after colon cancer.
Also called: UAlbertaFaculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation
Overview
The University of Alberta is a public research university in Edmonton. Its Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation houses one of the world's leading exercise oncology groups, led by Kerry Courneya, who was first author of the 2025 New England Journal of Medicine report of the CHALLENGE trial, in which a three-year structured exercise programme improved disease-free and overall survival after adjuvant chemotherapy for colon cancer. Clinical cancer care in Edmonton is provided by the Cross Cancer Institute of Cancer Care Alberta.
Location
Edmonton, AB, CA
Type
university
Website
Newsweek 2026 oncology rank
Not in top 300 listing used
OnCo score
#557 · 6 points (0 Newsweek + 0 NCI + 6 from 3 linked objects) · ranking
Research output
From OpenAlex, oncology works in the last five years (2022 to 2026, current year in progress); counted on 2026-09-24.
Matched to University of Alberta, including child institutions. 689 works · 7,506 citations · 76% open access · 9% clinical trials · 3% reviews.
Oncology works per year
1532022
1472023
1282024
1552025
1062026
Most works
- Kerry S. Courneya76 works
- Margaret L. McNeely63 works
- Susan Nicole Culos-Reed32 works
- Christine M. Friedenreich24 works
- Carrie Ye19 works
- Leanne Dickau19 works
- Qinggang Wang17 works
- Charles Edwards Matthews14 works
- Lin Yang14 works
- Jessica McNeil13 works
Most cited
- Exercise oncology
- Cancer survivorship research
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- TrialNCIC CO.17
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