Gynecologic Cancer
5 B.C.-Led Advances in Women’s Cancers
Women’s cancers have long been underfunded and understudied worldwide. On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the success of donor-supported BC Cancer breakthroughs driving change …
Harnessing AI to Improve Ovarian Cancer Outcomes
An international collaboration involving B.C. researchers has been awarded $2 million to use AI to identify factors tied to long-term survival.
Cervical Cancer Awareness Month
BC Cancer’s Dr. Lily Proctor is the medical director of B.C.’s Cervical Cancer Screening Program.
Each year, 250 women in …
AI in Action: Gynecological Cancers
BC Cancer is harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to uncover new insights and improve outcomes across multiple cancers, with multidisciplinary teams of clinicians, researchers and …
Five Trailblazing Women who are Transforming Cancer Care in B.C.
Athena Calogeros, dressed as Rosie the Riveter, helped pave a smoother path forward for B.C. firefighters facing cancer.
On International …
Dr. Jessica McAlpine: Driving Research and Care to Help Women Achieve a Life Beyond Cancer
Dr. Jessica McAlpine works just two blocks from the Vancouver hospital where she was born. But her path to BC Cancer, where she’s head …
Life Beyond Cancer: Heather Geluk on Regaining Strength and Joy After Cancer
Over the past 10 years, Heather Geluk, an accomplished high-altitude mountaineer, has kept a blog titled “The People You Meet Along the Way”. The …
A Legacy Of Giving – Sylvia Shelton’s Story
Sylvia Shelton’s life was defined by her generous spirit and now that legacy of giving continues with a gift in her will to BC …
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 …
Miruna Bala: Ensuring High Quality Data for Cancer Research
Hello everyone, my name is Miruna Bala and I am very happy for the opportunity to blog this month.
I am the Quality Systems group …