Moving Forward for a Cure
Diagnosed with ovarian cancer shortly after her last BMO Vancouver Half Marathon in 2019, Gillian Roberts is returning this year with a renewed purpose …
Ovarian Cancer
Canning for a Cause: Rosemary Walker’s Homemade Preserves Fuel Ovarian Cancer Research
When Rosemary Walker’s friend Carol was undergoing treatment for ovarian cancer, she often spoke of the incredible, compassionate care she was receiving at BC …
Ovarian Cancer: What you Need to Know About This Silent but Deadly Disease
In honour of World Ovarian Cancer Awareness Day, here are five things you need to know: Each year in B.C., more than 300 women will …
Tania Sallinen’s Story: Celebrating Life After Ovarian Cancer
Like most moms, Tania Sallinen has a lot of feelings about her oldest child Kyle graduating from high school in June. But her biggest …
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 …
Putting Pedal to the Mental
For Bianca Hayes, cycling was a distraction and an outlet — a way to physically push through the pain of losing her sister to …
A Second Life
Nancy McKinstry, a former Vancouver investment advisor and vice president at Odlum Brown, has made the most of “a second life,” after successfully undergoing …
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 …
Moving Forward for Others
As a trained trapeze aerialist, Rita Karageorgos-Moore knows that the show can’t go on unless you’re brave enough to let go. But unlike flying …
This is Personal – Shiraz Italia
Mother, teacher and cancer survivor, Shiraz Italia, shares her ovarian cancer journey, and the importance of genetic testing, as part of our This is …