BC Cancer – Kelowna Celebrates 25 Years
BC Cancer Foundation donors help fuel a quarter of a century of cancer research and care in the Interior. BC …
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One Family Fuels Hope for Hereditary Cancer
The Diamond family, including Jill Diamond (centre, with her daughters), are investing in hereditary cancer care in B.C. to …
Beyond Barriers: Paying it Forward to Increase Access to Life-saving Care
Catherine Perka and her husband Dan spend their summers relaxing at their trailer on the lake in Salmon Arm. But after her colorectal cancer …
Beyond Barriers: The Meaning of Care
Both the big and the seemingly small things make a difference for those facing cancer, says Carla Schutte. From accessing life-saving treatments to a …
Beyond Barriers: Community and Compassion
That we’re stronger, together, is something Joanne Falvai knows firsthand. Prior to her own experience with cancer in late 2020, Joanne often made the trip …
Overcoming Indigenous Barriers to Care Benefits Us All
Warren Clarmont is BC Cancer’s Director of Indigenous Cancer Control and a member of the Gitanmaax Band of the Gitxsan First Nation It’s no secret, …
Beyond Barriers: Breaking Through Inequities in Cancer Care
Sarah Roth is the president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation Who you are, where you live, your race, ethnicity or income should not …
Soliciting Change in Indigenous Care
As principals of the Indigenous law group at Victoria’s Miller Titerle + Company, Merle Alexander and Tamara Napoleon have long empowered First Nations people …
Working Together to Invest in Cancer Care in B.C.
The good news is people are living longer with cancer thanks to research-driven new and innovative therapies; the flip-side is that implementing these new …
We Can Change the Cancer Story, as a Community
A message from Miranda Lam, BC Cancer Foundation Campaign Cabinet Director & Chief Legal Officer, and Senior Director, Business Development, Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc. The Beyond …