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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 …
$360,000 Raised at Workout to Conquer Cancer
Vancouver, B.C. – the BC Cancer Foundation’s Workout to Conquer Cancer will power life-saving cancer research with $360,000 raised through the day-long fitness …
Personalized Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer
In my last several posts I discussed some of the new treatments being developed for pancreatic cancer. As more options become available it is …
Pancreatic Cancer and the Immune System
Earlier this week, I wrote about some of the new chemotherapies that are being developed to treat pancreatic cancer more effectively. Another major area of …
New Strategies for the Treatment of Pancreatic Cancer
In this week’s blog posts, I’d like to discuss some of the exciting developments in new drug therapies for pancreatic cancer. Pancreatic cancer has been …
Dr. Dan Renouf: Uncovering Novel Treatments for Pancreatic Cancer
It’s great to be invited back to the BC Cancer Foundation Blog. I work at the BC Cancer Agency as a medical oncologist and …