Benefits of Research Today, Plans for the Future By Dr. Rasika Raja... on Jul 30, 2015 Hello, Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe here with my final blog post as the BC Cancer Foundation’s guest blogger! Today, I’d like to share some of the benefits of our current research and the challenges we plan to tackle in the future. Innovative Technology My passion for research is fueled by the long term differences and improvements we can make in cancer patient care... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Kelowna, Breast Cancer, Medical Physics, Radiotherapy, Screening Mammography
How B.C. Donors Support Cancer Research and Improvements to Care: Part I By Dr. Rasika Raja... on Jul 24, 2015 BC Cancer Foundation donors have been staunch supporters of our early detection research efforts at the BC Cancer agency since 2007. A few of the projects mentioned in last week’s blog were funded by the generosity of Foundation donors, including: breast... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Kelowna, Breast Cancer, Philanthropy and Research, Radiotherapy, Screening Mammography
Early Detection Research at the BC Cancer Agency By Dr. Rasika Raja... on Jul 16, 2015 Hello, Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe here and I am glad to be back for Week 2 as the BC Cancer Foundation’s guest blogger! Today I will be touching on my work at the BC Cancer Agency and our Early Detection Research Group. I am currently a Senior Medical Physicist at the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior. My work focuses on the planning of radiation... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Kelowna, Breast Cancer, Lung cancer, PET/CT scan, Radiotherapy, Screening Mammography
My Journey from Sri Lanka to a Career in Cancer Research By Dr. Rasika Raja... on Jul 08, 2015 Hello! My name is Dr. Rasika Rajapakshe, and I am honoured to be this month’s guest blogger. During my time as an undergraduate student in Sri Lanka, I planned on pursuing a degree in elementary particle physics. However, my time in university also showed me the importance of helping others, and that my work and actions affect those around me. I decided that I wanted to have a... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Kelowna, Medical Physics, Screening Mammography
A Look Ahead By Dr. Christine Wilson on Mar 26, 2014 Hi everyone! This is my last guest blog post so I’d first like to thank the BC Cancer Foundation for this opportunity to connect with all of you. As mentioned in my previous entry, we have numerous long-term projects on the go here at the BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography Program. One such project is a randomized... Continue Reading Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography
The Positive Effect Donations Have on Research By Dr. Christine Wilson on Mar 19, 2014 Hi everyone! I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about how donations to the BC Cancer Foundation support research work at the BC Cancer Agency, where I serve as the Medical Director for the Screening Mammography Program . While most of you are familiar... Continue Reading Breast Cancer, Philanthropy and Research, Screening Mammography
Exciting Times at the Screening Mammography Program By Dr. Christine Wilson on Mar 12, 2014 Hi! I’m Christine Wilson, Diagnostic Radiologist and Medical Director of the Screening Mammography Program (SMP) with the BC Cancer Agency. I’ve been the Medical Director since the summer of 2011 and it’s been a wild ride! It began with a review of the screening mammography guidelines in early 2012. I was part of a committee that examined all the evidence. This was just... Continue Reading Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography
Hello from Dr. Christine Wilson By Dr. Christine Wilson on Mar 06, 2014 Hi, my name is Christine and I’m the Medical Director of the BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography Program (SMP), which is a population-based screening program operated by the Agency. The goal of SMP is to reduce breast cancer deaths by finding cancer at an early stage through routine screening. I’m also a diagnostic radiologist at the BC Cancer Agency, here in Vancouver, where I... Continue Reading BC Cancer - Vancouver, Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography
Introducing March Guest Blogger Dr. Christine Wilson By Douglas Nelson on Mar 05, 2014 I’d like to begin by thanking Dr. Hagen Kennecke for taking us behind-the-scenes to see how research, collaboration and innovative tools are improving treatment and care for cancer patients across the province. We are very pleased to welcome Dr. Christine Wilson as our guest blogger for March. Dr. Wilson is a radiologist and Medical Director of the BC Cancer Agency’s Screening... Continue Reading Announcing new guest blogger, BC Cancer - Vancouver, Breast Cancer, Screening Mammography