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“I want to say this to donors: you are my heroes. Without you I wouldn’t be here.”
Don Robertson owes his life to cancer research.
“It was 1994. One day at work, I found myself in incredible pain. I went into hospital for an appendectomy, but when I woke up I was told they had removed a large tumour from my abdomen. The tumours kept returning more and more frequently: by 2003, I’d had four operations in 13 months.”
“Then a drug called Gleevec became available. I take it every day and it has kept my tumours away. It’s awesome. I get tired easily, and after 7 surgeries my abdomen is always sore. But every day I know how blessed I am. With my wife, Lori, I’m here to see my sons Matt and Brandon grow up.”
“I am here today because someone donated to the research that helped find the drug that is keeping me alive. When you make a gift to support the kind of world-class research being funded by the BC Cancer Foundation, you have no idea how many lives you will affect. You really can make a difference in someone’s life.”
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World-Class Research
Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency are launching parallel voyages of discovery that are changing the face of cancer in British Columbia and around the world.
The BC Cancer Agency is the provincial organization responsible for cancer control on behalf of all BC residents. It is a broad and diverse community of health professionals and specialists based in five regional centres across the province. In a single year, Agency staff will guide more than 23,000 British Columbians through their cancer experience – from prevention and screening, diagnosis and treatment, patient support and counseling, to rehabilitation or end-of-life-care.
Uniquely, Agency scientists work side-by-side with their clinical colleagues, sharing questions and answers, as well as a constant focus on the best possible outcome for the patient. This approach has helped British Columbians experience the lowest cancer incidence rates and mortality rates in Canada. This close collaboration has helped attract world-class researchers to British Columbia and is the basis for what has been described as a “golden age” of cancer research.
The progressive research of the BC Cancer Agency brings hope to cancer patients in BC and beyond with each new discovery. Improvements to care are a direct result of exciting new research evidence. Change is happening, and research is leading the way. Together, with our donor partners in discovery, the Agency is constantly celebrating groundbreaking research achievements. Read about the latest discoveries.