Genomics saves West Vancouver woman’s life after facing aggressive ovarian cancer
Every three and a half hours, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada. In B.C, more than 300 women will be diagnosed …
Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG)
ctDNA and the Future of Lymphoid Cancer Research
In part, my research since joining the SFU faculty has been a logical extension of my PhD thesis. I continue to collaborate with many …
My Path to a Career in Cancer Research (Part III)
The sequencers at the GSC were rapidly gaining improvements in read length and throughput. I spent my time working with the more interesting (and …
Conquering cancer on two wheels
In my previous post I mentioned the BC Cancer Agency’s OVCARE team and the great work they’ve done to position themselves as one of …
Cancer research continues to reveal exciting advances
Cancer is a complex disease, and so cancer research is by necessity multifaceted and involves lots of collaboration. We are fortunate in B.C. to …
Philanthropy and Research: Together, we are seeing positive results
The BC Cancer Agency has a mandate to provide and coordinate cancer care in B.C., ensuring patients receive high quality care that is accessible …
Spirit of Giving
As this is the week leading up to Christmas, I would like to wish everyone all the very best over the holiday season. Each …
The Power of Research
I am actively involved in clinical research at the BC Cancer Agency, including being an investigator in several gastrointestinal …
Personalized Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
In my last several posts I discussed some of the new treatments being developed for pancreatic cancer. As more options become available it is …
Introducing December Guest Blogger Dr. Wayne Beckham
December is off to an exciting start, with yesterday’s publication of a paper by BC Cancer Agency scientists in the prestigious journal …