Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among Canadian women, with one in eight being diagnosed in their lifetime. We’re sharing five facts to raise awareness for breast cancer, including its symptoms, the importance of screening and the progress being made in research at BC Cancer.
Read MoreThank you Dr. Shah for sharing with us the amazing progress you have seen in cancer genome research, and your involvement in the recent …
Thank you for reading my posts thus far. I thought I would close with some thoughts on looking forward. It is a particularly exciting time …
In another recent study this year with Dr. Sam Aparicio, and Dr. Carlos Caldas, of Cambridge University, we explored the genomes of breast cancers …
…just a brief interruption of Dr. Shah’s posts, to share some exciting breaking news: This morning, we announced the largest charitable bequest to a single …
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation announced the largest charitable bequest to a single beneficiary in B.C.’s history today. William P. J. McCarthy, …
The field of cancer genome sequencing has exploded due to amazing early progress in identifying new mutations in cancer, patterns of how tumours change …
On behalf of everyone at the BC Cancer Foundation, I am so thrilled to introduce you to our epic new event–Bust a Move for …
During my PhD at UBC, I became convinced of a notion that had been known for decades: “cancer is a disease of the genome”. …
Thank you Doug, I’m glad to be joining the roster of guest bloggers here at the BC Cancer Foundation. I’m a fan of the …
What a month! April was an exciting month for milestone achievements at the BC Cancer Agency. On April 22, the Agency’s own Dr. Karen …
