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Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Breast Cancer Awareness Month: 5 Facts You Should Know

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women, with one in eight being diagnosed in their lifetime. We’re sharing five facts to …

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10 Ways to Practice Self-Care While Facing Cancer

Depression and anxiety are common in cancer patients — and while lifesaving, chemotherapy and other drug therapies can initiate psychiatric side effects such as …

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Hayley Henry

Hayley Henry: Facing Hereditary Cancer Risk as a Family

Pregnancy comes with a rollercoaster of emotions — joy and anticipation for the new experiences ahead, anxiety about navigating uncharted challenges and the overarching …

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Marita Luk

Marita Luk: Bringing Cancer Care Closer to Home

Marita Luk’s eyes tear up as she thinks about what the new BC Cancer – Burnaby McCarthy Centre will mean for local patients.
Diagnosed …

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A Legacy of Love, Hope and Community

The new BC Cancer centre in Nanaimo will bring life-saving care closer to home for thousands of Vancouver Island patients. For Jim Turley, …

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Baljit Dhillon

Baljit Dhillon: A Legacy of Gratitude and Giving

Gratitude and positivity have been cornerstones of Baljit Dhillon’s life — qualities that shone even while facing colon cancer. From the first physician who …

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One Family’s Cancer Journey Sparks a Lifelong Mission to Give Back

Cancer has hit close to home for Margaret Fraser many times over the years: her grandmother passed away from lung cancer in 1948; her …

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How Genetic Testing & Planned Giving Create Lasting Legacies

When Val Heyman, 40, discovered she carried the BRCA1 gene mutation, it was life-altering. “I was in disbelief. It was scary, knowing the long …

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David McLean

David MacLean: Facing Cancer with Vulnerability, Courage and Love

David MacLean calls 2023 his “Annis Mirabilis” – a play on “Annis Horribilis”, the term made famous by Queen Elizabeth II during a particularly …

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Ken & Gloria Sargent Gift $1.5 Million to Revolutionize Cancer Care at BC Cancer – Kelowna

The BC Cancer Foundation is thrilled to announce a transformational $1.5 million donation from Ken and Gloria Sargent to launch the first ever Surgical …

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