Edward Yu earned his degrees of Doctor of Medicine and Master of Surgery, Doctor of Philosophy in Pharmacology and Therapeutics, and completed his specialty training in Radiation Oncology from the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He has published over 260 articles and has had over 7000 citations for his research work. He was past president of the International Oncology Collaborative Research Group. He is Professor Emeritus of Oncology and Medical Biophysics at Western University in London, Ontario, Canada.