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Planned Giving – Honouring a Past Love

“Don’t cry because it’s over; smile because it happened.”
Diane Scott found this sentiment scrawled on a post-it note in her late partner Shelley Deglan’s handwriting shortly after she ended her cancer journey via a medically assisted death.

Tru Value Foods, a supporter of BC Cancer Foundation's Grocers Going Beyond campaign

Grocers Going Beyond Raises Over $105,000 for the BC Cancer Foundation

VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation and local grocers across Vancouver Island have announced over $105,000 was raised through the Grocers Going …

Celebrating the North

Ten years ago, BC Cancer opened the Centre for the North in Prince George — bringing state-of-the-art, life-saving technology closer to home for residents …

World Pancreatic Cancer Day: Vancouver’s Hager Family Donates Record $5 Million to Pancreatic Cancer Research

This gift is the largest donation to pancreatic cancer research in British Columbia’s history Pancreatic cancer is one of the deadliest forms of cancer …

Ovarian Cancer Research Team at the BC Cancer Research Centre

Live-Saving Innovation Meets Data Security

TD Bank Group (TD) is donating $150,000 to the BC Cancer Cascadia Project, a program that is bringing the very latest in Artificial Intelligence …

Dr. David McLean with son Robert McLean, creator of the Trusted Advisor Circle

For the Love of Humanity

When Robert McLean is asked why philanthropy is important to him, he reflects back. Way back. Back to Ancient Greece. The word philanthropy comes …

The McCarthy family presented the Moon-Sun Transformation Mask with Kwakwaka’Wakw First Nations Master Carver, Jimmy Joseph to the BC Cancer Foundation

Moon-Sun Transformation Mask: A Gift to Inspire Impact

An original Moon-Sun Transformation Mask, created by Kwakwaka’Wakw First Nations Master Carver, Jimmy Joseph, now proudly watches over the first floor boardroom of the …

Podcast with Dr. Alan Bates, Sarah Roth and Victoria Emslie

Creating Space for Mental Health in Cancer Care

Almost half of cancer patients experience significant emotional distress, and 20% meet criteria for PTSD. To create a safe, neutral space, and more room …

Bonnie Quam is a Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma survivor

Beyond Grateful — From Patient to Donor

Three years have passed since Bonnie Quam was first diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Now cancer-free, she’s determined to use her experience to help others. Inspired …

Even as a young boy, Larry Samuels' parents taught him to find the "ray of sunshine" in even the darkest times.

Rare Cancer Becomes a Ray of Hope Through a Gift in a Will

Inspired by the care he received at BC Cancer — and the life-long teachings of his parents who taught him to always seek out …

Merle Alexander and his mother-in-law, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 colorectal cancer

Soliciting Change in Indigenous Care

As principals of the Indigenous law group at Victoria’s Miller Titerle + Company, Merle Alexander and Tamara Napoleon have long empowered First Nations people …