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.
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We’ve been fortunate to have PET/CT imaging for patients with suspected or diagnosed cancer for the past five years. However, demand has been growing, …
Another part of my work is to lead an active research group on “Functional Cancer Imaging.” The purpose of my research is to improve …
I’m excited because yesterday we officially celebrated the opening of the cyclotron and the radiopharmaceutical facility at the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre of Excellence …
September 27, 2010, Vancouver, BC – The official opening of a new $15-million radiopharmaceutical facility brings the production of radiotracers used in PET/CT scans …
As you may have heard, yesterday we lost our dear friend Sindi Hawkins. Sindi was a champion, an ambassador and a leading light for the …
Performing PET/CT scans is not simply a matter of purchasing a machine and installing it into a hospital room. We must …
As a nuclear medicine physician, I help patients by reading a special type of scan to detect cancers called a
My name is François Bénard and I am a clinician-scientist at the BC Cancer Agency. I am …
As part of our new Partners in Discovery blog, we want to give you as much opportunity as possible to hear directly from clinicians …
Researchers with the Ovarian Cancer Research (OvCaRe) program at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute found a major new tumour-suppressing …
