Dr. Marco Marra receives Don Rix Award for Lifetime Achievement
Dr. Marco Marra has received the Don Rix Award for Lifetime Achievement by Life Sciences BC for his significant contributions to the field of …
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A drop of blood could fuel a revolution in personalizing cancer treatment
There’s a growing belief that a blood test could act as a crystal ball in predicting a person’s necessity, response, and ultimate outcome to …
Celebrating BC Cancer’s leading women in science and medicine
Vancouver, B.C. –Today is International Women’s Day. Across the province, female researchers and doctors at BC Cancer are changing the outcome for people impacted by …
Booze Losers unite to raise $70,000 for cancer research and care
Vancouver, B.C. – Cheers to nearly 230 booze losers across the province who gave up alcohol throughout February and raised an amazing …
Hong Kong immigrants gift $1.5M to lung cancer research
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Donald and Julia Leung moved to Canada in the 1970s in pursuit of the Canadian dream. Never in their wildest dreams …
World Cancer Day in B.C.
VANCOUVER, B.C. - On February 4th, World Cancer Day, BC Cancer will spark a call to action to British Columbians to make cancer a …
$754,000 raised at Jingle Mingle will fuel leading-edge cancer research
VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 12th annual Jingle Mingle, presented by Thrifty Foods, has raised an incredible $754,000 to underpin critical research on the island …
BC Cancer gene discovery leads to a new drug that targets 22 cancers
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Twenty years in the making, a gene mutation in a rare pediatric cancer – discovered by Dr. Poul Sorensen’s lab in …
New trial uses blood test to determine best treatment course
VANCOUVER, B.C. - A new clinical trial, opening across Canada, is considered a major advancement in precision medicine for prostate cancer and the first of …
Discovery Luncheon – Kelowna raises record $177,000 to support critical Patient and Family Emergency Fund
KELOWNA, B.C. – BC Cancer Foundation’s 8th annual Discovery Luncheon raised an amazing $177,000 to support the Patient and Family Emergency Fund at