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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Researcher find the spelling mistake in the genetic code that causes a type of ovarian cancer
OvCaRe researchers discovered that there appears to be a single mutation in the genetic code of granulosa cell tumours – a rare and often …
New study identifies a protein that makes breast cancer cells more invasive
Agency researchers, in collaboration with international researchers, identified the important role that the protein YB-1 plays in breast cancer metastasis. The protein slows or …
Research to help patients whose cancers resist therapy
The B.C. Government and the BC Cancer Foundation announced Dr. François Bénard as the B.C. Leadership Chair in Functional Cancer Imaging. He will lead …
First long-term BC Cancer Agency study on prostate brachytherapy outcomes shows excellent results
The first long-term results from the largest prostate brachytherapy program in Canada, at the Agency, showed that it is a very effective treatment for …
Researchers show ovarian cancer is a group of distinct diseases
Scientists from the Ovarian Cancer Research Program (OvCaRe) and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have identified distinct pathways for five subtypes …
Human breast stem cells that regrow mammary tissue
A team of Agency researchers showed that the normal female breast contains breast stem cells that can regenerate a complete miniature, milk-producing mammary gland …
BC Cancer Agency collaborates on HPV FOCAL Study – the first long term and largest study of its kind in North America
The Agency, as part of a collaborative study, launched the HPV FOCAL study to determine if a test for Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) can …
BC Cancer Agency collaborative study to find most effective stress reducing therapy for breast cancer patients
The Agency launched the MINDSET study, collaboratively with the Tom Baker Cancer Centre in Calgary, to find out whether talk therapy or relaxation programs …
New study shows environmental contaminants increase risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
A study by BC Cancer Agency scientists provides new evidence that environmental contaminants – organochlorine pesticides and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) – increase …
BC Cancer Agency study sheds new light on controlling oral cancer
The hand-held oral cancer device called the VELscope, invented and developed at the Agency for the detection and treatment of oral precancerous lesions, achieved …