Scientists uncover strategy to effectively target drug resistant childhood cancers
Researchers used gene silencing to identify MST1R – a complimentary drug target for IGF1R therapy which, when silenced, boosts the efficacy of existing cancer …
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Kennametal Foundation will help patients better navigate their cancer journey
October 14, 2010, Victoria, BC – The Kennametal Foundation announced a donation of $15,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign. This …
What does a breast cancer researcher do?
As you might imagine, leading the BC Cancer Agency’s breast cancer research program keeps me very busy! And I’m not the only one: …
Research moving us closer to personalized medicine
Researchers with the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre developed two new approaches – ALEXASeq and Trans-ABySS – to characterize how the information in …
League Assets Corp. donation will help families of cancer patients
October 6, 2010, Victoria, B.C. - BC Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce a donation of $50,000 from League Assets Corp. to its Inspire …
What’s in store for functional cancer imaging?
We’ve been fortunate to have PET/CT imaging for patients with suspected or diagnosed cancer for the past five years. However, demand has been growing, …
Functional Cancer Imaging research
Another part of my work is to lead an active research group on “Functional Cancer Imaging.” The purpose of my research is to improve …
Radiopharmaceutical facility officially opens!
I’m excited because yesterday we officially celebrated the opening of the cyclotron and the radiopharmaceutical facility at the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre of Excellence …
PET/CT Program Gets Major Boost With New Facility
September 27, 2010, Vancouver, BC – The official opening of a new $15-million radiopharmaceutical facility brings the production of radiotracers used in PET/CT scans …
Remembering Sindi Hawkins
As you may have heard, yesterday we lost our dear friend Sindi Hawkins. Sindi was a champion, an ambassador and a leading light for the …