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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
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 …
New technology developed at BC Cancer Agency may revolutionize radiation therapy delivery
The Agency developed a revolutionary technology called Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) that will enable cancer patients to receive faster and more precise radiation …
BC Cancer Agency study shows new drugs improve survival for metastatic breast cancer
An Agency study showed that newer drug therapies available since the 1990s, in particular aromatase inhibitors, improve the survival of women with metastatic breast …
Smoking causes irreversible gene damage
Researchers discovered new evidence that explained why former smokers are still susceptible to lung cancer after they have stopped smoking for many years. The …
Stem cell subtypes discovered by BC Cancer Agency
Researchers discovered that there are distinct subtypes of blood stem cells. Each stem cell behaves uniquely and produces different types of mature blood cells …
BC Cancer Agency scientists discover new gene that suppresses tumour growth
Researchers discovered a novel gene, HACE1, which suppresses the growth of human tumours in multiple cancers including breast, lung and liver cancers as well …
BC Cancer Agency study tests value of online emotional support
The Agency launched the first-of-its-kind study in Canada to test the value of online emotional support in improving the quality of life of young …