Beyond Barriers: Keeping Families Together
When Jocelyn Degula began planning her family’s move from Dubai to Dawson Creek in 2021, she couldn’t have imagined what her first year in …
Colleen Hamilton
Beyond Barriers: The Meaning of Care
Both the big and the seemingly small things make a difference for those facing cancer, says Carla Schutte. From accessing life-saving treatments to a …
Beyond Barriers: Community and Compassion
That we’re stronger, together, is something Joanne Falvai knows firsthand. Prior to her own experience with cancer in late 2020, Joanne often made the trip …
Overcoming Indigenous Barriers to Care Benefits Us All
First Nations peoples comprise about 6% of B.C.’s population. As BC Cancer pursue precision treatments that rely on a clear understanding of the realities …
Beyond Barriers: Breaking Through Inequities in Cancer Care
Sarah Roth is the president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation Who you are, where you live, your race, ethnicity or income should not …
Nutrition in the New Year
Many of us make health-conscious New Year’s resolutions in January. The reasons may vary – to gain more energy, to improve our quality of …
The Snowball Effect
At 99 years old, Elizabeth Laugharne knows what it means to see small contributions become something big. She has spent over 25 years contributing …
Grocers Going Beyond Raises Over $105,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation
VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation and local grocers across Vancouver Island have announced over $105,000 was raised through the Grocers Going …
Celebrating the North
Ten years ago, BC Cancer opened the Centre for the North in Prince George — bringing state-of-the-art, life-saving technology closer to home for residents …
World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Vancouver’s Hager Family Donates Record $5 Million to Pancreatic Cancer Research
This gift is the largest donation to pancreatic cancer research in British Columbia’s history Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer …