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World Cancer Day

Mama Crow's family with Indigenous Patient Navigator, Vanessa Prescott

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 …

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Joy Playford

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 …

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Mark and Joanne Falvai

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 …

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Catherine Perka and her husband Dan

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 …

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Carla Schutte, a patient at BC Cancer – Kelowna

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 …

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Joanne Falvai and her children

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 …

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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 …

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Sarah Roth, president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation

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 …

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