Blog
Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Breast cancer and other women’s cancers
For my last post, I want to talk about some of the work we’re doing in collaboration with the BC Cancer Agency’s ovarian cancer …
Record $2.6 million raised at BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspiration Gala
October 29, 2010, Vancouver, BC – The capacity crowd of 400 dinner guests had philanthropy on their minds last night as they donated a …
Scientists identify the P-cadherin protein as a prognostic biomarker in breast cancer
Researchers from the BC Cancer Agency and from Pfizer oncology analyzed the expression of the P-cadherin protein in breast cancer and found that over-expression …
My lab’s research focus
I promised to tell you about some of the projects we’re working on at the moment and how they fit into our overall goal …
What is Life?
In memory of Anita Cochrane. What is life? Almost 70 years ago, Nobel prize-winning physicist Erwin Schrodinger asked that question in …
Scientists uncover strategy to effectively target drug resistant childhood cancers
Researchers used gene silencing to identify MST1R – a complimentary drug target for IGF1R therapy which, when silenced, boosts the efficacy of existing cancer …
Kennametal Foundation will help patients better navigate their cancer journey
October 14, 2010, Victoria, BC – The Kennametal Foundation announced a donation of $15,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign. This …
What does a breast cancer researcher do?
As you might imagine, leading the BC Cancer Agency’s breast cancer research program keeps me very busy! And I’m not the only one: …
Research moving us closer to personalized medicine
Researchers with the BC Cancer Agency’s Genome Sciences Centre developed two new approaches – ALEXASeq and Trans-ABySS – to characterize how the information in …
League Assets Corp. donation will help families of cancer patients
October 6, 2010, Victoria, B.C. - BC Cancer Foundation is pleased to announce a donation of $50,000 from League Assets Corp. to its Inspire …