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Legacy donor Richard Hewitt with his legal advisor Sara Pedlow.

Richard Hewitt: Turning Loss into a Legacy of Hope

“Prior to Lee’s illness, I didn’t even have a will,” admits Richard Hewitt, who despite being a long-time donor, hadn’t considered leaving a legacy gift to the BC Cancer Foundation.

Doug Nelson, President & CEO BC Cancer Foundation

Strength in numbers

What a weekend! The second Ride to Conquer Cancer was an overwhelming success, with 2,252 riders raising $9.2 million for cancer research right …

BC scientists develop new drug candidate for prostate cancer

June 15, 2010, Vancouver, B.C. – Scientists in B.C. have developed a unique experimental drug, EPI-001, that shrinks prostate cancer tumours in the lab. …

BMO Financial Group helps patients and families affected by cancer on Vancouver Island

June 14, 2010, Victoria, B.C. - BMO Financial Group announces a donation of $125,000 to the BC Cancer Foundation’s Inspire the World campaign. This …

Doug Nelson, Ronnie Miller and Dr. David Levy

Matching funds for one inspiring rider in the Ride to Conquer Cancer

Another exciting day! Today we announced a $1 million gift from Roche Canada to support two key research areas at the …

Top 20 finalists in the ITM-NSR Model Look North America 2010

Finalists announced in top model competition

In March, I told you that BC Cancer Foundation is the charity partner for the second year in a row in the

BC Cancer Agency researchers uncover significant relapse behaviors in breast cancer subtypes

An Agency study was published revealing how different types of breast cancer have a predisposition to spread to different parts of the body. The …

BC Cancer Foundation receives $1 million gift from Roche Canada to expand BC Cancer Agency’s research capacity across B.C.

May 18, 2010, Vancouver, B.C. - The BC Cancer Foundation today announced a $1 million gift from leading pharmaceutical manufacturer, Roche Canada (Hoffmann-La Roche) …