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BC Cancer scientists receive millions to develop novel cancer therapies
BC Cancer scientists were recently awarded millions of dollars in infrastructure funding from the Canadian Foundation for Innovation to bring their world-leading research to the …
Inspiration Gala raises $2.61 million for families facing hereditary cancer
VANCOUVER – The annual BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspiration Gala fundraiser today announced $2.61 million was raised Saturday night to support research to advance screening …
Introducing November guest blogger Dr. Sam Kader
We are grateful to Dr. Stephen Chia for sharing with us the exciting developments in breast cancer research taking place at BC Cancer as …
Inspiration Gala speaker highlights hereditary prostate cancer risk
VANCOUVER – Michael Izen is thankful for one year. It was a year he didn’t think he would have not too long ago. After …
The future of breast cancer care in British Columbia
As I touched on last week, the importance of the BC Cancer Foundation and its donors cannot be overstated when it comes to fuelling …
Clinical trials paving new path for breast cancer care in BC
One of the most exciting areas of breast cancer research is the study of genomics. Genomics is about understanding the genetic makeup of different …
Breast Cancer Awareness Month: A time to recognize research and care
Hello, my name is Dr. Stephen Chia and I am a medical oncologist here at BC Cancer, as well as the chair of the …
Introducing October guest blogger Dr. Stephen Chia
We thank Dr. David Huntsman for updating us on team OVCARE and their mission to reduce ovarian cancer cases by 50 per cent within …
Ovarian cancer research propelled by philanthropy
Much of the progress we have been able to achieve to date within the Ovarian Cancer Research (OVCARE) program has been possible thanks …
Dr. Huntsman: “It’s an absence of a story that we want to create”
I was truly inspired by the outpouring of support at Hope Couture this week, where over $600,000 was raised for research into the prevention …