Reflecting on the Pace of Cancer Discovery
In his Pulitzer Prize-winning biography of cancer, “The Emperor of All Maladies,” Siddhartha Mukherjee quotes the Red Queen from Lewis Carroll’s “Through the Looking …
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B.C. Clinical Trials: A Unique Approach Achieves Results
Yesterday started off well but ended poorly. I saw Chris for his regular visit – he’d just returned from a vacation …
Finding New Hope Through Clinical Trials
As a medical oncologist, I specialize in treating about five cancer types, and the main focus of my current research is in bladder …
Achieving Great Things in B.C., Thanks to Donors
It’s an honour and privilege to be invited back as a BC Cancer Foundation guest blogger. It is hard to believe that it has already …
Introducing January Guest Blogger Dr. Bernie Eigl
I’d like to thank Sarah Sample and Paula Myers for closing out 2016 with insightful blog posts about progress happening at the BC Cancer …
A Few Thoughts from Patients
Hello, it’s Paula here again! Since I last wrote, I asked a few patients to contribute to the blog and share their thoughts about …
The Gift of Mindfulness
In the previous blog post, Paula told you that she can’t compare to my experience and wisdom. I have to say, everyone that I …
A desire to help
I am delighted to be co-blogging with Sarah Sample this month! I can’t compare to Sarah’s experience and wisdom, but just like our patients, …
10th Annual Jingle Mingle kicks off fundraising to bring innovative PET-CT scanner to Vancouver Island
VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 10th annual Jingle Mingle, presented by Proline Property Management, has raised an incredible $1.74 million to bring state-of-the-art …
Wherever you go, there you are
“Guess what? When it comes right down to it, wherever you go, there you are. Whatever you wind up doing, that’s what you’ve wound …