Culturally Safe Care: Indigenous Patient Relief Fund
This World Cancer Day, the BC Cancer Foundation is bringing awareness to the role each of us can play in closing the cancer care …
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Paying it Forward at BC Cancer – Kelowna
This World Cancer Day, the BC Cancer Foundation is bringing awareness to the role each of us can play in closing the cancer care …
Creating more room for care — including mental-health support — at BC Cancer
Article was originally published in Douglas Magazine in December 2023. Joanne Falvai and her husband Mark ordered in a family-favourite, Thai food, one night …
Bannister Family Donates $1.5 Million to Transform Cancer Care in the Interior
The Bannister family – a name many Okanagan residents will recognize from their namesake Bannister Automotive Group – have made an incredibly generous gift …
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 …
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
First Nations peoples comprise about 6% of B.C.’s population. As BC Cancer pursue precision treatments that rely on a clear understanding of the realities …