Remembering a Champion of Cancer Care: Avtar Singh Virdi
Avtar Singh Virdi is recognized by the BC Cancer Foundation’s Kristina Lebed (left) and Fatima Hassam (right). B.C.’s Fraser region …
Chemotherapy
White Rock Philanthropist Rallies Peers to Support BC Cancer – Surrey
A group of Fraser region business leaders have come together to raise over $260,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation to support BC Cancer …
Finding New Hope Through Clinical Trials
As a medical oncologist, I specialize in treating about five cancer types, and the main focus of my current research is in bladder …
Building a Better Patient Experience
As most people know the population in the Fraser Health region, in particular Surrey, is steadily growing. This has provided some wonderful opportunities for residents, …
Research leads to better understanding and diagnosis of blood cancers
Last week I blogged about what led me to study blood cancers and how they come about. This week, I will update you on …
Questions of medicine and science formed half way ‘round the world
My path to a career in science and medicine was convoluted, but not without direction. I grew up in east Africa on an island …
New Strategies for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
In this week’s blog posts, I’d like to discuss some of the exciting developments in new drug therapies for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer has been …
Dr. Kim Chi: Looking Ahead
I’ve been lucky in my career to be part of research that has resulted in major advances in the treatment of prostate cancer. When I …
Translational Research and the Latest Prostate Cancer Discoveries
At the BC Cancer Agency I wear a number of hats: first, I’m a medical oncologist which is a sub-specialist in the drug treatment …
Outcomes Research Improving Treatment and Care
Hello again - We had another important week at the BC Cancer Agency last week, including a province-wide meeting to discuss a new …