Ride to Conquer Cancer

In my last several posts I discussed some of the new treatments being developed for pancreatic cancer. As more options become available it is becoming increasingly important to improve our ability to individualize treatment strategies. 

Our group at the BC Cancer Agency and Pancreas Centre BC is very interested in studying ways to better sub-classify pancreatic cancer in the hopes of...

Key to doing cancer research is funding (i.e. money!). As researchers, we spend a lot of time trying to get funding from various sources, particularly granting agencies. This isn’t necessarily a bad thing – by subjecting our ideas to repeated scrutiny, it helps us to refine our research plans and make sure that the best projects go forward. The problem is that there are lots of good ideas and...

Thank you to Dr. Peter Watson for a month of fascinating insights from the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre. From biobanking to breast cancer research and immunotherapy, Dr. Watson highlighted the many ways donors are making a difference on the island and beyond.

We’re returning to the mainland for the month of June, with guest blogger Dr. Kim Chi. Dr. Chi is a medical...

Hello everyone, I wanted to start off the month by sharing some exciting news:

The BC Cancer Foundation is pleased to introduce Silver Wheaton as the Presenting Sponsor of the B.C. Ride to Conquer Cancer! The Vancouver-based company will present the Ride from 2014 through to 2016, as thousands of cyclists make the 250 km...

Hi everyone,

First, I’d like to say thank you to Dr. Sorensen for sharing a glimpse into his work with the BC Cancer Agency’s childhood cancer research program and the importance of the Ride to Conquer Cancer...

The ride last weekend was amazing, once again. I think I’ve nearly recovered from the hills and the rain now. Here is a group photo of us at the last pit stop. These guys are truly inspiring.

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Hi everyone,

Just a quick interruption of Dr. Sorensen’s posts to share exciting news:

As many of you are aware, the Ride to Conquer Cancer took place this past weekend, and I am very pleased to report that the Ride has raised $11.2 million for research at the BC Cancer Agency, our highest total ever!

Braving wet weather and aching muscles with high...