Questions of medicine and science formed half way ‘round the world By Dr. Aly Karsan on Mar 22, 2016 My path to a career in science and medicine was convoluted, but not without direction. I grew up in east Africa on an island in the Indian Ocean. Both my maternal grandparents died at very young ages of undiagnosed conditions. While the setting was idyllic, the reason for my grandparents’ deaths, or rather the lack of a reason bothered me. This great gap in understanding—the causes of... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Vancouver, BC Cancer - Victoria, BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, Biobanking, Brachytherapy, BrainCare BC, Breast Cancer, Bust a Move, Cancer Control Research, Chemo SmartBook, Chemotherapy, Childhood cancer, Childhood Cancer Research Program, Clinical Trials, Colorectal cancer, Concrete Hero, Deeley Research Centre, Discovery Luncheon, Drug Development, Endometrial Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Experimental Therapeutics, Functional cancer imaging, Gastrointestinal Cancer, Genomics, Golf Classic In Memory of Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins, Gynecologic Cancer, Head & Neck Cancer, Inspiration Gala, Jingle Mingle, Leukemia
Introducing August Guest Blogger Dr. Catherine Poh By Douglas Nelson on Aug 06, 2015 Thank you to our July guest blogger Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe for taking us behind the scenes at the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior, where tremendous efforts are being made to improve treatment and care for cancer patients in British Columbia. I’m very pleased to introduce our guest blogger for August, Dr. Catherine Poh. Dr. Poh is a clinician... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, BC Cancer - Kelowna, BC Cancer Research Centre, BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, Cancer Control Research, Oral Cancer
Introducing April Guest Blogger Dr. Dan Renouf By Douglas Nelson on Apr 02, 2015 Many thanks to our March guest blogger, Dr. Stuart Peacock, for giving us a closer look at cancer control research at the BC Cancer Agency and the incredible efforts being made to ensure excellent cancer care for the whole B.C. community. I’m very pleased to welcome back Dr. Dan Renouf as our guest blogger for April. Dr. Renouf is a medical oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency and co-... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, Cancer Control Research, Medical Oncology, Pancreatic Cancer
Cancer Control Research: Finding Solutions for the Challenges Ahead By Dr. Stuart Peacock on Mar 30, 2015 Over the years I’ve been fortunate to be involved in some important research with some great people and I’ve been part of projects that have reallocated large amounts of health funds to the most disadvantaged people in the community. I’ve worked on projects that have improved access to effective cancer drugs and new and effective screening modalities. And, I’ve worked on getting fairer health... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Control Research
Asking Questions to Improve Cancer Care in B.C. By Dr. Stuart Peacock on Mar 26, 2015 As a Distinguished Scientist in the BC Cancer Agency’s Cancer Control Research department, my role is to lead a large program looking at health economics, services, policy and ethics research related to the complexities of cancer diagnosis and treatment. My days are spent meeting with many different kinds of stakeholders: academic researchers, policymakers, civil servants,... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Control Research
Health Economics Research at the BC Cancer Agency By Dr. Stuart Peacock on Mar 10, 2015 As most of us do when we get older, I started to have more personal experiences of cancer among friends and family. In the early 2000s, the BC Cancer Agency contacted me through a friend and colleague at the University of British Columbia about an opportunity to develop a health economics research program focusing on cancer control (something I was trying to develop in Australia at the time).... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Control Research
Dr. Stuart Peacock: My Journey to a Career in Cancer Research By Dr. Stuart Peacock on Mar 03, 2015 Hello and thanks very much for the opportunity to participate in the Partners in Discovery blog. My name is Dr. Stuart Peacock and I’m a Distinguished Scientist in the department of Cancer Control Research at the BC Cancer Agency. I’m delighted to share some of my background and how it relates to my work at the BC Cancer Agency’s Research Centre. I grew up in the UK and spent time in a... Continue Reading BC Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Control Research
Introducing March Guest Blogger Dr. Stuart Peacock By Douglas Nelson on Mar 02, 2015 I’d like to begin by thanking our February guest blogger, Dr. Maha Almahmudi, for sharing with us the world-class advancements in research and care taking place at the BC Cancer Agency Abbotsford Centre. I’m very pleased to welcome Dr. Stuart Peacock as our guest blogger for March. Dr. Peacock is a Distinguished Scientist in the department of Cancer Control Research at the BC Cancer... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, BC Cancer - Abbotsford, BC Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Control Research