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My Role at the BC Cancer Agency
First and foremost, I’m a medical oncologist which means I treat cancer patients. I work primarily with breast cancer patients and therapies can include …
Hello from Dr. Stephen Chia
Hello everyone, my name is Stephen Chia, and I am a medical oncologist at the BC Cancer Agency in Vancouver. I was born in …
BC Cancer Agency Scientists Find Solution for Cancer Imaging
Hello everyone, I am pleased to share exciting news from the BC Cancer Agency: Dr. François Bénard and his colleagues have made medical history in …
Introducing June Guest Blogger Dr. Stephen Chia
Hello everyone, I want to begin by thanking our May guest blogger Shaun Lorhan for her insightful posts on patient navigation at the BC Cancer …
BC-developed prostate cancer drug holds out hope for clinical trials
VANCOUVER, B.C. – A new potential prostate cancer drug developed by the BC Cancer Agency offers hope where other drugs have failed. EPI-001 was developed …
What‘s Next: Navigation and Survivorship Research at the BC Cancer Agency Vancouver Island Centre
In wrapping up my posts as guest blogger for the month of May, I would like to tell you about our current activities and …
A Systems Approach to Navigation Research at the BC Cancer Agency’s Vancouver Island Centre
Previously, I have shared with you two models of navigation: lay navigation and virtual navigation. This week, I would like to introduce …
Working Towards a Model of Self-Navigation for Cancer Patients
In my last post, I shared with you the research work I have been doing with respect to lay navigation. This week, …
First Annual Concrete Hero Ultimate Urban Obstacle Challenge to be held September 29th in Downtown Vancouver
VANCOUVER, B.C. – First annual Concrete Hero Ultimate Urban Obstacle Challenge will take place on September 29th in downtown Vancouver. The …
My Navigation Research at the BC Cancer Agency
For the past four years, my research has been focused on patient navigation. The concept of patient navigation emerged from the United …