A bold new vision for blood cancer treatment
Hello, Dr. Florian Kuchenbauer. My name is Florian Kuchenbauer, and I’m a clinician-scientist at BC Cancer/Vancouver General Hospital. I was recruited this past …
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How can cannabis improve patient quality of life?
Dr. Pippa Hawley. As I mentioned last week, our previous study has shown that cannabis use during cancer treatment is widespread, either …
What we need to do to enhance patient quality of life in British Columbia
There is a lot of work to do if we are to further develop a pain and symptom management and palliative care program at …
Why we need to enhance quality of life for cancer patients in BC
Hello, My name is Pippa Hawley and I’m the medical director of the provincial pain and symptom management/palliative care program at BC Cancer, where I’ve …
Donor support sparking new insight into treatment of pancreatic cancer
As a nurse practitioner working at BC Cancer, I have seen the impact of philanthropy on patients' lives first hand. Much of the work that I …
New clinic to improve care for young cancer survivors
As we have discussed, survivors of childhood cancers have ongoing, long-term health problems known as late effects. As a result, they have special health …
Could Following this Diet Prevent up to 90% of Cancers?
Hi again! My lab has been working on the effects of different diets on the incidence and growth rates of cancer for over 10 years …
Dr. Krystal: ‘We can reduce cancer by 90% by changing our diets’
Hi there, My name is Gerry Krystal and I’m a Distinguished Scientist at BC Cancer, pursuing ways in which we can better manage and prevent …
Introducing June guest blogger Dr. Gerry Krystal
We are grateful to Dr. Rob Olson for updating our community on the great work taking place at BC Cancer – Prince George …
How clinical trials are changing outcomes in British Columbia
Hello, it’s Dr. Bernie Eigl. For those who don’t know me, I’m the provincial director of clinical trials at BC Cancer. In my role, …