A Look Inside the Tumour Tissue Repository and Final Thoughts
The BC Cancer Agency’s Tumour Tissue Repository (TTR) is another example of a biobank that owes much of its success to generous donations to …
Philanthropy and Research
Biobanks: Critical to Progress in Cancer Research
This week I would like to talk about biobanks and tell you a little more about how they work. Biobanks operate by coordinating a process …
A Look Into the Future: How to Turn a Wealth of Data Into Better Treatments for Patients
Time has flown and this is already my last post. I want to take the opportunity to look into the future and explain with …
Philanthropy: A Critical Cornerstone for Cutting-Edge Research
As I alluded to last week, I’d like to tell you about a very exciting project in my laboratory and why it is so …
The Positive Effect Donations Have on Research
Hi everyone! I’d like to take this opportunity to talk about how donations to the BC Cancer Foundation support research work at the …
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 …
Philanthropy Supporting Lung Cancer Research
Much of my research at the BC Cancer Agency would not exist without the philanthropy of our donors. Lung cancer research has traditionally …
Continued Progress: The Future of Cancer Research in B.C.
Canadian society is made up of many immigrants. Currently, South Asians of Indian descent are the largest group of immigrants and many reside in …
Philanthropy and Research: Bringing Results to Patients
The BC Cancer Foundation’s sole mission is to support the BC Cancer Agency’s mandate to provide research and care to the population of British …
Introducing Workout to Conquer Cancer
A quick interruption of Dr. Wu’s blog posts to bring you exciting news about one of our mass participation events: I am very pleased to …