BrainCare Part II: World-Class Expertise and Technology
Without embellishment, BrainCare has managed to create a brain tumour diagnosis/surgery/treatment paradigm that I believe is unique in the world. Perhaps this is simply …
Genomics
A Glimpse into the Future of Cancer Research and Care
Dear readers - thank you so much for returning to my fourth and final blog post. This week I have an opportunity to reflect …
BC Cancer Agency: The Place for Cutting-Edge Research
Hello everyone, Right now is a very exciting time for cancer research in British Columbia for several reasons, one of them being the huge advances …
Current Pancreatic Cancer Research at the BC Cancer Agency
Hello everyone, In this week’s post I’d like to tell you about some of the areas of research we’re working on to improve our ability …
Genomics is just the beginning
When I first started working in cancer genetics, we used old technologies to indentify genetic alterations in tumours. It was challenging work and we …
More progress and the importance of studying breast cancer genomes
In another recent study this year with Dr. Sam Aparicio, and Dr. Carlos Caldas, of Cambridge University, we explored the genomes of breast cancers …
Cancer Genome Sequencing and Amazing Progress
The field of cancer genome sequencing has exploded due to amazing early progress in identifying new mutations in cancer, patterns of how tumours change …
A disease of the genome & Me at the BC Cancer Agency
During my PhD at UBC, I became convinced of a notion that had been known for decades: “cancer is a disease of the genome”. …
Who is Dr. Sohrab Shah?
Thank you Doug, I’m glad to be joining the roster of guest bloggers here at the BC Cancer Foundation. I’m a fan of the …
Why philanthropy is important to the PMP
Dr. Aly Karsan talks about why philanthropy is important to the PMP.