Biobanks: Critical to Progress in Cancer Research
This week I would like to talk about biobanks and tell you a little more about how they work. Biobanks operate by coordinating a process …
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Discovering a Link Between Breast Cancer Research and Immunotherapy
As I described earlier this week, my colleagues and I had recently discovered a link between resistance to hormone therapy in breast cancer patients …
An Introduction to Pathology and Biobanking
In my previous post I described how I came to be a pathologist, scientist, and a biobanker. My colleagues have written fascinating posts about …
A Mix of Influences: Building a Career in Cancer Research and Care
Hello, I’m Dr. Peter Watson, a pathologist, scientist, and biobanker based at the BC Cancer Agency in Victoria. What influenced me to pursue all these …
PREDICT: Expanding our Knowledge of Cancer for the Benefit of Patients
For many, the mention of “research” makes one’s eyes gloss over and the mind wander to other topics! But for oncologists at the BC …
What‘s Next: Navigation and Survivorship Research at the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre
In wrapping up my posts as guest blogger for the month of May, I would like to tell you about our current activities and …
A Systems Approach to Navigation Research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre
Previously, I have shared with you two models of navigation: lay navigation and virtual navigation. This week, I would like to introduce …
Working Towards a Model of Self-Navigation for Cancer Patients
In my last post, I shared with you the research work I have been doing with respect to lay navigation. This week, …
My Navigation Research at the BC Cancer Agency
For the past four years, my research has been focused on patient navigation. The concept of patient navigation emerged from the United …
How I Joined the BC Cancer Agency Family
Welcome to my Partners in Discovery Blog. My name is Shaun Corrine Lorhan and over the next four weeks, I will be …