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Thank you to Dr. Kim Chi for reminding us of how far we’ve come in improving outcomes for prostate cancer patients in British Columbia …

VANCOUVER, B.C. – This year more than 115,000 donors from across the province partnered with the BC Cancer Foundation to raise $36.3 million for …

I’ve been lucky in my career to be part of research that has resulted in major advances in the treatment of prostate cancer. When I …

Key to doing cancer research is funding (i.e. money!). As researchers, we spend a lot of time trying to get funding from various …

VANCOUVER, B.C., June 14, 2014 – The Ride To Conquer Cancer presented by Silver Wheaton announced 2,104 riders helped raise $9.1 million …

At the BC Cancer Agency I wear a number of hats: first, I’m a medical oncologist which is a sub-specialist in the drug treatment …

My family came to Canada with pretty much nothing in the 1960s from Vietnam during the war there. After stints in Edmonton and Kingston, …

Thank you to Dr. Peter Watson for a month of fascinating insights from the BC Cancer Agency - Victoria. From biobanking to breast cancer research …

The BC Cancer Agency’s Tumour Tissue Repository (TTR) is another example of a biobank that owes much of its success to generous donations to …

This week I would like to talk about biobanks and tell you a little more about how they work. Biobanks operate by coordinating a process …

Pancreatic Cancer Awareness Month: 5 Facts You Should Know