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This is what cancer care will look like in the future
I’m often asked about the future of cancer in B.C. – and about BC Cancer’s future key areas of focus. When I first blogged, …
A year-in-review: the extraordinary impact of philanthropy
When you look at 2018 for BC Cancer through a philanthropic lens, it has been a great year.
I’ll start with the bike ride – …
Paving a new path for BC Cancer
The first time I blogged for the BC Cancer Foundation was in February 2016; I’d been on the job at BC Cancer for only …
$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 …
Introducing December guest blogger Dr. Malcolm Moore
Thank you to Dr. John Webb for updating us on the progress taking place with t-cell therapy at the BC Cancer Deely Research Centre.
It's …
Philanthropy vital to expanding t-cell therapy
T-cell therapy is a game-changing area of cancer research that will have a very tangible impact on patients and their families in the near …
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 …
Living drugs provide new hope for cancer treatment
T cell therapy is a revolutionary treatment that involves using a patient’s own t-cells, or immune cells, to target and attack cancer cells in …
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