An Agency study showed that newer drug therapies available since the 1990s, in particular aromatase inhibitors, improve the survival of women with metastatic breast …
Researchers discovered new evidence that explained why former smokers are still susceptible to lung cancer after they have stopped smoking for many years. The …
Researchers discovered that there are distinct subtypes of blood stem cells. Each stem cell behaves uniquely and produces different types of mature blood cells …
Researchers discovered a novel gene, HACE1, which suppresses the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers including breast, lung and liver cancers as well …
The Agency launched the first-of-its-kind study in Canada to test the value of online emotional support in improving the quality of life of young …
Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency’s Terry Fox Laboratory discovered that chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) stem cells spontaneously develop resistance to Gleevec, possibly due …
An Agency study found that cells from a common childhood cancer behave much differently when placed in liquid suspension compared to how they grow …
Researchers discovered that blood stem cells undergo a rapid change from fetal to adult blood stem cells, early in life. This may lead to …
Researchers at the Agency and Johns Hopkins University discovered that genetic defects in telomeres — a protective “cap” at the end of chromosomes — …
An Agency study engineered a molecule that blocked the growth of prostate cancer and shrank the size of the tumour. This sets the stage …