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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
New BC Cancer Agency study helps fight childhood cancer
An Agency study found that cells from a common childhood cancer behave much differently when placed in liquid suspension compared to how they grow …
Stem cell “switch” discovered by BC Cancer Agency
Researchers discovered that blood stem cells undergo a rapid change from fetal to adult blood stem cells, early in life. This may lead to …
Genetic link to deadly lung disease discovered at BC Cancer Agency
Researchers at the Agency and Johns Hopkins University discovered that genetic defects in telomeres — a protective “cap” at the end of chromosomes — …
Breakthrough study halts growth of prostate cancer in the lab
An Agency study engineered a molecule that blocked the growth of prostate cancer and shrank the size of the tumour. This sets the stage …
Agency research provides advance in understanding breast stem cells
Agency researchers were part of an international team that isolated a unique stem cell population from normal adult breast tissue. This was the first …
$95 Million cancer research centre opens
The Agency’s new $95 million, Research Centre, funded partly by BC Cancer Foundation donors, opened in Vancouver. It received Canada’s first LEED Gold designation …
Protein may help understand link between infection and cancer
Researchers published findings in the journal Immunity about the activity of a protein, SHIP, which regulates how we respond to microbial infections and inflammation-inducing …
New research explores gene implicated in cell death
Researchers discovered a gene whose existence may explain the ability of cancer tumours to grow and thrive. The research brings to light new information …
Avian flu genome sequence provides important new information
The Agency's Genome Sciences Centre, the BC Centre for Disease Control and the Animal Health Centre, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Fisheries, completed the …
Radiation technique for breast cancer studied at Vancouver Island Centre
The Agency's Vancouver Island Centre became the first cancer treatment centre in Western Canada to study a more localized form of radiation therapy for …