Five Trailblazing Women who are Transforming Cancer Care in B.C.
Athena Calogeros, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, helped pave a smoother path forward for B.C. firefighters facing cancer. On International …
Gynecologic Cancer
Dr. Jessica McAlpine: Driving Research and Care to Help Women Achieve a Life Beyond Cancer
Dr. Jessica McAlpine works just two blocks from the Vancouver hospital where she was born. But her path to BC Cancer, where she’s head …
Life Beyond Cancer: Heather Geluk on Regaining Strength and Joy After Cancer
Over the past 10 years, Heather Geluk, an accomplished high-altitude mountaineer, has kept a blog titled “The People You Meet Along the Way”. The …
A Legacy Of Giving – Sylvia Shelton’s Story
Sylvia Shelton’s life was defined by her generous spirit and now that legacy of giving continues with a gift in her will to BC …
Questions of medicine and science formed half way ‘round the world
My path to a career in science and medicine was convoluted, but not without direction. I grew up in east Africa on an island …
Miruna Bala: Ensuring High Quality Data for Cancer Research
Hello everyone, my name is Miruna Bala and I am very happy for the opportunity to blog this month. I am the Quality Systems group …
Ovarian Cancer Research: Three Major Milestones and a Look at the Future
Today, I’d like to share three major things that B.C.’s OVCARE team has contributed in the last decade: 1) TAKING STEPS TOWARD PERSONALIZED MEDICINE: A …
Philanthropy and Research: How Donors are Making a Difference
In my last two blog posts, I wrote about progress we’ve been making to improve outcomes for women facing endometrial cancer. Today, I’d like …
Treating Endometrial Cancer in Young Women
We know that around 15% of endometrial cancers occur in women less than 50 years of age, and 5% in women less than 40. …
Endometrial Cancer: How Molecular Testing Can Improve Treatment Strategies for Women
Hello again and thanks for tuning in! Today I am going to share some recent work we have been doing in endometrial cancer or …