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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
One step closer to personalized medicine
There’s exciting news coming out of the Genome Sciences Centre (GSC)today that brings us one step closer …
Personalized genome sequencing in cancer treatment—a major breakthrough in care
August 9, 2010, Vancouver, BC – Researchers at the BC Cancer Agency Genome Sciences Centre have provided the first published example of genome-scale RNA …
Scientists discover cancer-causing gene — helping to distinguish lung cancer subtypes
Researchers identified a cancer-causing gene, BRF2, specific to squamous lung cell carcinoma, which could be a marker for this type of lung cancer and …
Running in our undies
The weather was perfect Saturday night for our fifth annual Underwear Affair where 925 participants raised $552,500 for cancers below the waist, such as …
Model citizens raise funds for cancer
Last night was a blast! Thanks to the wonderful people at CHMB AM1320, the BC Cancer Foundation was the charity …
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 …
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 …
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