Officer of the Order of Canada

• Awarded on: November 19, 2015
• Invested on: September 23, 2016

For her leadership in improving treatment options and outcomes for individuals with advanced lung cancer.

Frances Shepherd is a global leader in the development of effective therapy for the most dangerous forms of lung cancer. At a time when the outlook for patients with lung cancer was extremely grim, she launched a bold research program through the National Cancer Institute of Canada, the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and the University of Toronto, which has yielded significant results. She has led pivotal clinical studies that identified medications and treatment protocols that have now become the standard of care for the disease globally. She continues to be a key leader of prominent oncology associations in North America and Europe.