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$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 …
Introducing April Guest Blogger Dr. Dan Renouf
Many thanks to our March guest blogger, Dr. Stuart Peacock, for giving us a closer look at cancer control research at the BC Cancer …
Cancer Control Research: Finding Solutions for the Challenges Ahead
Over the years I’ve been fortunate to be involved in some important research with some great people and I’ve been part of projects that …
Asking Questions to Improve Cancer Care in B.C.
As a Distinguished Scientist in the BC Cancer Agency’s Cancer Control Research department, my role is to lead a large program looking at health …
Health Economics Research at the BC Cancer Agency
As most of us do when we get older, I started to have more personal experiences of cancer among friends and family. In the …
BC Cancer Agency’s POG Program leads to a unique breakthrough in a patient’s treatment
Vancouver, B.C. – The Personalized Onco-Genomics (POG) Program at the BC Cancer Agency has identified a life-altering treatment option for a patient with …