Colorectal cancer awareness
March is colorectal cancer awareness month, and since colorectal cancer is the third most common type of cancer, and the second leading cause of …
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New hope for lung cancer patients
BC Cancer Agency researchers have had another breakthrough, which will be published online today by the international journal
Scientists generate promising new model for predicting how individual lung tumours will respond to different drugs
February 23, 2010, Vancouver, B.C. - Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have generated a promising new method …
Up close and personal with tigers
As we prepare to celebrate Chinese New Year and welcome the Year of the Tiger, I thought it seemed like a good …
February 4th is World Cancer Day
As the title suggests, today is World Cancer Day – aimed at raising awareness of cancer, and encouraging its prevention, detection and treatment. Many of …
More inspiring news
Last September, the BC Cancer Foundation launched the Inspire the World campaign on Vancouver Island. Our goal is to raise $10 million for the renovation and construction of 10,000 …
Norgaard Foundation’s $250,000 donation to Inspire the World lifts capital campaign over $5 million threshold
February 2, 2010, Victoria, B.C. - The Norgaard Foundation, a private family foundation based in Sidney, B.C. today announced a donation of $250,000 to …
Better cancer care, closer to home in the Southern Interior
Today was the official opening of the new and improved radiation therapy treatment unit and a brachytherapy suite …
It’s a brand new Weekend
We officially launched the 2010 Weekend to End Women’s Cancers this week, and I’m excited that this year, it’s a brand …
Another research discovery – new clues to lymphoma
Dr Nelson blogs about the most recent research discovery in lymphoma. (more…)