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Jingle Mingle Raises $650,000 for Innovative Therapies on Vancouver Island
Guests at Jingle Mingle 2019 On November 28, $650,000 was raised at the annual Jingle Mingle event in Victoria. Fueled by the generosity of …
Jingle Mingle raises $650,000 to bring innovative therapies unit to Victoria
The BC Cancer Foundation’s 13th annual Jingle Mingle, presented by Thrifty Foods, has raised an extraordinary $650,000 to bring an innovative therapies unit to …
Canadian Naval Officer Defies the Odds after Testicular Cancer Diagnosis
In the summer of 2017, Royal Canadian Navy Officer, Stephen Tomlinson was diagnosed with testicular cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes, lungs …
2019 Discovery Luncheon Raises Record $370,000 to Support Genomics
The ninth-annual Discovery Luncheon in Kelowna on November 5 raised a record-setting $370,000 to help bring genomically-based solutions to BC Cancer - Kelowna and …
Scientific advancement delves deeper into cancer than ever before
BC Cancer scientists, in partnership with the University of British Columbia, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) and Microsoft, have developed a new method …
2019 Discovery Luncheon raises record-setting $370,000 to support genomics
BC Cancer Foundation’s 9th annual Discovery Luncheon raised a record-setting $370,000 to help bring genomically-based solutions to the clinic and hope to families facing …
The 2019 Inspiration Gala Raises $3 Million to Advance Genomics
After months of preparation and work that spanned across multiple teams, the BC Cancer Foundation hosted its 15th annual Inspiration Gala on November 2 …
Inspiration Gala raises $3 million toward the future of cancer care
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation announced $3 million raised at its winter’s magic themed Inspiration Gala on Saturday evening, held at The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver. Funds …
Mass Spectrometer Coming to BC Cancer
Thanks to the generosity of thousands of donors, an urgently-needed piece of equipment is coming to BC Cancer. Mass spectrometers are cutting-edge tools in an …
Genomics saves West Vancouver woman’s life after facing aggressive ovarian cancer
Every three and a half hours, another woman is diagnosed with ovarian cancer in Canada. In B.C, more than 300 women will be diagnosed …