World Cancer Day
Culturally Safe Care: Indigenous Patient Relief Fund
This World Cancer Day, the BC Cancer Foundation is bringing awareness to the role each of us can play in closing the cancer care …
Paying it Forward at BC Cancer – Kelowna
This World Cancer Day, the BC Cancer Foundation is bringing awareness to the role each of us can play in closing the cancer care …
Creating more room for care — including mental-health support — at BC Cancer
Article was originally published in Douglas Magazine in December 2023.
Joanne Falvai and her husband Mark ordered in a family-favourite, Thai food, one night …
Beyond Barriers: Paying it Forward to Increase Access to Life-saving Care
Catherine Perka and her husband Dan spend their summers relaxing at their trailer on the lake in Salmon Arm. But after her colorectal cancer …
Beyond Barriers: The Meaning of Care
Both the big and the seemingly small things make a difference for those facing cancer, says Carla Schutte. From accessing life-saving treatments to a …
Beyond Barriers: Community and Compassion
That we’re stronger, together, is something Joanne Falvai knows firsthand.
Prior to her own experience with cancer in late 2020, Joanne often made the trip …
Overcoming Indigenous Barriers to Care Benefits Us All
First Nations peoples comprise about 6% of B.C.’s population. As BC Cancer pursue precision treatments that rely on a clear understanding of the realities …
Beyond Barriers: Breaking Through Inequities in Cancer Care
Sarah Roth is the president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation
Who you are, where you live, your race, ethnicity or income should not …