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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 …

Sarah Roth, president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation

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 …

Merle Alexander and his mother-in-law, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer

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 …

Dr. Sharlene Gill, medical oncologist at BC Cancer – Vancouver

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 …

Crystal Harper, an Indigenous Patient Navigator at BC Cancer – Vancouver, stands in front of a mural created by her late father who she lost to liver cancer in 2021.

Ambassadors of Culture and Care

On National Indigenous Peoples Day, we’re highlighting the contributions of Indigenous Patient Navigators — ambassadors of BC Cancer’s Indigenous Cultural Safety project, proudly supported …