An Agency discovery challenged scientific knowledge about what happens to DNA when cells divide. The new research shows that identical copies of chromosomes are …
Researchers identified that a loss of either one of two micro-RNAs (a type of molecule, similar to DNA) can lead to a type of …
October 23, 2009, Vancouver, B.C. - The 2009 Inspiration Gala raised $1.27 million for the BC Cancer Foundation and colorectal cancer research at the …
October 22, 2009, Victoria, B.C. - Thrifty Foods has announced a donation of $300,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign to …
The BC Generations Project was launched as part of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow, a 30-year national study to collect health information and biological …
For the first time in history, Agency researchers decoded all three billion letters in the DNA sequence of a metastatic lobular breast cancer tumour …
October 7, 2009, Vancouver, B.C., Canada – For the first time in history, BC Cancer Agency scientists in British Columbia, Canada have decoded all …
OvCaRe researchers discovered that there appears to be a single mutation in the genetic code of granulosa cell tumours – a rare and often …
Agency researchers, in collaboration with international researchers, identified the important role that the protein YB-1 plays in breast cancer metastasis. The protein slows or …
The B.C. Government and the BC Cancer Foundation announced Dr. François Bénard as the B.C. Leadership Chair in Functional Cancer Imaging. He will lead …