Anil Abraham Joy, BSc (Pharmacology), MD, FRCPC (Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology)

Area of Study / Keywords

Breast Cancer Clinical Trials Research Phase II/III Advocacy Global

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About

Dr. Anil Abraham Joy, BSc, MD, FRCPC is a Professor in the Department of Oncology at the University of Alberta and a Staff Medical Oncologist at the Cross Cancer Institute. His clinical and research interests focus on breast cancer, thoracic oncology, cancer survivorship, and supportive care. He has led numerous provincial and national initiatives in breast cancer care and research, including serving as Chair of the Alberta Breast Cancer Program and Breast and Research Lead for the Northern Alberta Breast Cancer Program.

Dr. Joy has authored more than 150 peer-reviewed publications and has been involved in numerous national and international clinical trials that have advanced the treatment of breast and lung cancers. He is actively engaged in medical education, mentorship, and physician leadership, and is committed to improving patient outcomes through research, innovation, and collaborative care

He has ongoing interest in therapeutic pharmaceuticals and lifestyle interventional research, guideline/consensus development, global oncology/regional disparity issues, medical education, as well as promoting a culture of wellness. He is a keen advocate and collaborator for cancer prevention, diagnosis, treatment and survivorship. He is one of the founding members of REAL (Canadian Breast Cancer Alliance) helping to guide and set standards in breast cancer clinical care across Canada.   

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Research

  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?sort=date&size=200&term=joy+aa&sort_order=desc

Not currently accepting research students 

(Information updated as of August 24, 2026)

Tandon P., Purdy G., Ismond K.P., Cruz C., Etruw E., Suderman K., Hyde A., Stickland M., Spence J.C., Lien D.C., Bhanji R., Prado C.M., Cruz A.M., Joy A.A., Yaskina M., Round J., Harback K., Padwal R., McNeely M.L.

Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2022 May; 118 10.1016/j.cct.2022.106791

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Kirkham A.A., Ford K.L., Topolnyski J., Da Silva B.R., Paterson D.I., Prado C.M., Joy A.A., Boulé N.G., Pituskin E., Haykowsky M.J., Thompson R.B.

JACC: CardioOncology. 2022 May; 4 (2):276-278 10.1016/j.jaccao.2022.03.002

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McNeely M.L., Suderman K., Yurick J.L., Nishimura K., Sellar C., Ospina P.A., Pituskin E., Lau H., Easaw J.C., Parliament M.B., Joy A.A., Culos-Reed S.N.

Cancers. 2022 May; 14 (11) 10.3390/cancers14112737

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Ferrario C., Christofides A., Joy A.A., Laing K., Gelmon K., Brezden-Masley C.

Current Oncology. 2022 April; 29 (4):2720-2734 10.3390/curroncol29040222

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Oberoi D., Kwok C., Li Y., Railton C., Horsman S., Reynolds K., Joy A.A., King K.M., Lupichuk S.M., Speca M., Culos-Reed N., Carlson L.E., Giese-Davis J.

BMC Medical Research Methodology. 2022 March; 22 (1) 10.1186/s12874-022-01549-1

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Gandhi S., Brackstone M., Hong N.J.L., Grenier D., Donovan E., Lu F.I., Skarpathiotakis M., Lee J., Boileau J.F., Perera F., Simmons C., Joy A.A., Tran W.T., Tyono I., Van Massop A., Khalfan S.

BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2022 February; 193 (1) 10.1007/s10549-022-06522-6

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Japanese Society of Medical Oncology - Annual Meeting. 2022 February;

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Simmons C., Rayson D., Joy A.A., Henning J.W., Lemieux J., McArthur H., Card P.B., Dent R., Brezden-Masley C.

Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology. 2022 January; 14 10.1177/17588359211066677

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. 2021 December;

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San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. 2021 December;

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Clinical Nutrition ESPEN. 2021 December; 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.09.658

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Leighl N.B., Laurie S.A., Goss G.D., Hughes B.G.M., Stockler M., Tsao M.S., Hwang D.M., Joubert P., Kulkarni S., Blais N., Joy A.A., Mates M., Rana P., Yadav S.K., Underhill C., Lee C., Bradbury P.A., Hiltz A., Dancey J., Ding K., Vera-Badillo F.

Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2021 November; 17 (3):434-445 10.1016/j.jtho.2021.10.023

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American Heart Association. 2021 November;

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Zhu Z., Wang W., Lin F., Jordan T., Li G., Silverman S., Qiu S., Joy A.A., Chen C., Hockley D.L., Zhang X., Zhou Q., Postovit L.M., Zhang X., Hou Y., Mackey J.R., Li B., Wong G.K.S.

Cell Reports Medicine. 2021 October; 2 (10) 10.1016/j.xcrm.2021.100404

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CARO 2021, Journal of the European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology. 2021 October;

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Kirkham A.A., King K., Joy A.A., Pelletier A.B., Mackey J.R., Young K., Zhu X., Meza-Junco J., Basi S.K., Hiller J.P., Brkin T., Michalowski B., Pituskin E., Paterson D.I., Courneya K.S., Thompson R.B., Prado C.M.

BMC CANCER. 2021 October; 21 (1) 10.1186/s12885-021-08808-2

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Miles D., Ciruelos E., Schneeweiss A., Puglisi F., Peretz-Yablonski T., Campone M., Bondarenko I., Nowecki Z., et al.

ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2021 October; 32 (10):1245-1255 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.06.024

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Gelmon K., Walshe J.M., Mahtani R., Joy A.A., Karuturi M., Neven P., Lu D.R., Kim S., Schnell P., Bananis E., Schwartzberg L.

BREAST. 2021 October; 59 10.1016/j.breast.2021.07.017

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ESMO Conference 2021. 2021 September;

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Clemons M., Liu M., Stober C., Pond G., Jemaan Alzahrani M., Ong M., Ernst S., Booth C., Mates M., Abraham Joy A., Aseyev O., Blanchette P., Vandermeer L., Tu M., Thavorn K., Fergusson D.

Journal of Bone Oncology. 2021 September; 30 10.1016/j.jbo.2021.100388

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Clemons M., Fergusson D., Joy A.A., Thavorn K., Meza-Junco J., Hiller J.P., Mackey J., Ng T., Zhu X., Ibrahim M.F.K., Sienkiewicz M., Saunders D., Vandermeer L., Pond G., Basulaiman B., Awan A., Pitre L., Nixon N.A., Hutton B., Hilton J.F.

Breast Journal. 2021 August; 58 10.1016/j.breast.2021.03.012

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Pituskin E., Joy A.A., Fairchild A.

Seminars in Oncology Nursing. 2021 August; 37 (4) 10.1016/j.soncn.2021.151176

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Tu M.M., Clemons M., Stober C., Jeong A., Vandermeer L., Mates M., Blanchette P., Joy A.A., Aseyev O., Pond G., Fergusson D., Ng T.L., Thavorn K.

Current Oncology. 2021 June; 28 (3):1847-1856 10.3390/curroncol28030171

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journal of clinical oncology. 2021 May; 10.1200/JCO.2021.39.15_suppl.TPS1101

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Bedard E.L.R., Abraham A.G., Joy A.A., Ghosh S., Wang X., Lim A., Shao D., Loebenberg R., Roa W.H.

Clinical and Investigative Medicine. 2021 March; 44 (1):E15-E24 10.25011/cim.v44i1.36016

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Joy A.A., Vos L.J., Pituskin E., Cook S.F., Bies R.R., Vlahadamis A., King K., Basi S.K., Meza-Junco J., Mackey J.R., Stanislaus A., Damaraju V.L., Damaraju S., Sawyer M.B.

Clinical Breast Cancer. 2021 March; 10.1016/j.clbc.2021.03.001

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SABCS 2020, AACR, CANCER RESEARCH. 2021 February; 10.1158/1538-7445.SABCS20-PS10-14

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LeVasseur N., Cheng W., Mazzarello S., Clemons M., Vandermeer L., Jones L., Joy A.A., Barbeau P., Wolfe D., Ahmadzai N., Hersi M., Stober C., Shorr R., Hilton J., Hutton B.

PLoS One. 2021 February; 16 (2 February) 10.1371/journal.pone.0245794

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Clemons M., Ong M., Stober C., Ernst S., Booth C., Canil C., Mates M., Robinson A., Blanchette P., Joy A.A., Hilton J., Aseyev O., Pond G., Jeong A., Hutton B., Mazzarello S., Vandermeer L., Kushnir I., Fergusson D.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021 January; 142 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.08.019

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