Radioisotopes and cancer imaging
Performing PET/CT scans is not simply a matter of purchasing a machine and installing it into a hospital room. We must …
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What’s a PET/CT scan?
As a nuclear medicine physician, I help patients by reading a special type of scan to detect cancers called a
Meet Dr. François Bénard
My name is François Bénard and I am a clinician-scientist at the BC Cancer Agency. I am …
Making strides in ovarian cancer research
As part of our new Partners in Discovery blog, we want to give you as much opportunity as possible to hear directly from clinicians …
BC researchers uncover new ovarian cancer gene — ARID1A
Researchers with the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) program at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute found a major new tumour-suppressing …
Ovarian cancer researchers request practice changes to protect against ovarian cancer
VANCOUVER, BC - Gynecologic oncologists with the Ovarian Cancer Research Program at Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the BC Cancer Agency have begun …
Unveiling our new Partners in Discovery blog
I’m excited to share our new Partners in Discovery blog with you. Partners in Discovery represents our partnerships with the people who are helping us achieve our vision …
1,110 participants begin day two of $2.4 million, 60-km Weekend Walk BC Cancer Foundation’s 7th annual fundraiser a signature success
August 15, 2010, Vancouver, BC - The BC Cancer Foundation announced yesterday that 1,100 participants raised over $2.4 million in its seventh annual Shoppers …
One step closer to personalized medicine
There’s exciting news coming out of the Genome Sciences Centre (GSC)today that brings us one step closer …
Personalized genome sequencing in cancer treatment—a major breakthrough in care
August 9, 2010, Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre have provided the first published example of genome-scale RNA …