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Philanthropy and Research: How Donors are Making a Difference
In my last two blog posts, I wrote about progress we’ve been making to improve outcomes for women facing endometrial cancer. Today, I’d like …
Treating Endometrial Cancer in Young Women
We know that around 15% of endometrial cancers occur in women less than 50 years of age, and 5% in women less than 40. …
Endometrial Cancer: How Molecular Testing Can Improve Treatment Strategies for Women
Hello again and thanks for tuning in! Today I am going to share some recent work we have been doing in endometrial cancer or …
Bench to Bedside: How Research Discoveries are Leading to Solutions for Gynecologic Cancers
A nice thing about being junior in your career is that sometimes if you work hard, think a bit, and play well with others, …
Significant childhood cancer discovery made by scientists at the BC Cancer Agency
Vancouver B.C. – Research published today by scientists at the BC Cancer Agency in Cancer Cell brings new hope for the treatment of high-risk …
Lifetime vigorous physical activity may lower risk of non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
A study from the Agency’s Center for Lymphoid Cancer shows that performing vigorous physical activity over your lifetime may lower your risk of non-Hodgkin …
Dr. Jessica McAlpine: My Journey to a Career in Ovarian Cancer Research
Thanks for the invitation to be part of this blog and to share research discoveries from the Ovarian Cancer Research Program …
Introducing May Guest Blogger Dr. Jessica McAlpine
Warm thanks to Dr. Dan Renouf, for blogging in April and sharing the work he and his colleagues are doing to improve the treatment …
Final Thoughts on the Future of Pancreatic Cancer Research
At Pancreas Cancer BC, we are very interested in understanding what cellular and molecular changes initially lead to cancerous changes, and also how the …
New Directions in Pancreatic Cancer Research
In my last several posts I discussed the research our group at BC Cancer Agency and Pancreas Centre BC, as well as others are …