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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Riding For Francis
Led by Sandy Giordano and Francis Wolfe, Team Prince Rupert walks across the finish line at the 2016 ride. When …
How the Tech Community can Accelerate Cancer Research
Kristine Steuart is a member of the BC Cancer Foundation’s Beyond Belief campaign cabinet, and founder and former CEO of Allocadia. Throughout my …
Beyond Barriers: Paying it Forward to Increase Access to Life-saving Care
Catherine Perka and her husband Dan spend their summers relaxing at their trailer on the lake in Salmon Arm. But after her colorectal cancer …
Beyond Barriers: Keeping Families Together
When Jocelyn Degula began planning her family’s move from Dubai to Dawson Creek in 2021, she couldn’t have imagined what her first year in …
Beyond Barriers: The Meaning of Care
Both the big and the seemingly small things make a difference for those facing cancer, says Carla Schutte. From accessing life-saving treatments to a …
Beyond Barriers: Community and Compassion
That we’re stronger, together, is something Joanne Falvai knows firsthand. Prior to her own experience with cancer in late 2020, Joanne often made the trip …
Overcoming Indigenous Barriers to Care Benefits Us All
First Nations peoples comprise about 6% of B.C.’s population. As BC Cancer pursue precision treatments that rely on a clear understanding of the realities …
Beyond Barriers: Breaking Through Inequities in Cancer Care
Sarah Roth is the president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation Who you are, where you live, your race, ethnicity or income should not …
Breathing Life into the New Year
The New Year brings new possibilities in advances in lung cancer research — none of which would be possible without donor support, says BC …
Notes of Hope
Music carried concert pianist Libby Yu through the darkest days of her husband Clifford’s cancer journey. It continues to help her honour his memory, …