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Discover the stories and breakthroughs that continue to change cancer outcomes across British Columbia.
Driven to Make a Difference in Cancer Research
I felt like I had been put in the position of Schrodinger’s cat: I was either in perfect health and had …
BC Cancer Agency improving services and patient-centered care for Fraser Valley
Surrey, B.C. – BC Cancer Agency’s Fraser Valley Centre is expanding with a new chemotherapy unit, more research space and enhanced patient-focused services to improve …
Cancer Research Turns Personal
My PhD was a veritable roller coaster of scares, successes, utter failures, exciting discoveries, disappointments, and a few seemingly insurmountable problems. The stakes are …
My Path to a Career in Cancer Research (Part III)
The sequencers at the GSC were rapidly gaining improvements in read length and throughput. I spent my time working with the more interesting (and …
My Path to a Career in Cancer Research (Part II)
The GSC was a part of a large consortium that was producing resources and data to help better annotate the human genome. I started …
Dr. Ryan Morin: My Path to a Career in Cancer Research (Part I)
For my first post I have been asked to spare you the details of my research, which is a tough thing to ask of …
BC Cancer Foundation and Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation announce new Chair in Lung Cancer Research and $1.5M gift
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation and the Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation today announce the official recipient of its first Chair in Lung …
Introducing March Guest Blogger Dr. Ryan Morin
Thank you to our February guest blogger Dr. Pete Tonseth for sharing the importance of PET/CT imaging. By bringing this critical technology …
PET/CT Brings Hope for Future
To wrap up my blog, I’d like to highlight two exciting ways that the use of PET imaging is evolving: Medical isotopes are being investigated …
Two BC Cancer Agency drug discoveries identified as novel treatment options for patients with breast cancer
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Two exciting drug discoveries have been made at the BC Cancer Agency by Dr. Sam Aparicio, head of the Department of …