Wedgewood Hotel’s Frank Giustra Cooks event raises $247,500 toward brain cancer research and care Apr 26, 2017 Vancouver, B.C. – Hosted last evening at Bacchus Restaurant in Vancouver’s Wedgewood Hotel & Spa, Frank Giustra Cooks brought together culinary ingenuity and philanthropy to raise a total of $247,500 toward The Eleni Skalbania Fund for Brain Cancer, benefitting the BC Cancer Foundation. At the sold-out, intimate culinary experience, guests of Frank Giustra Cooks enjoyed a cocktail reception... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Agency improving services and patient-centered care for Fraser Valley Mar 24, 2017 Surrey, B.C. – BC Cancer Agency’s Fraser Valley Centre is expanding with a new chemotherapy unit, more research space and enhanced patient-focused services to improve cancer care for patients and families in the Fraser Valley region. The expansion will increase chemotherapy treatment chair capacity by 28 per cent – with an average extra 4,300 patient visits for a total of 15,000 visits per year... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Foundation and Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation announce new Chair in Lung Cancer Research and $1.5M gift Mar 08, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation and the Leon Judah Blackmore Foundation today announce the official recipient of its first Chair in Lung Cancer Research, Dr. Stephen Lam, who is the chair of the Provincial Lung Tumour Group and director of the MDS-Rix Early Lung Cancer Detection and Translational Research Program at the BC Cancer Agency. Dr. Lam’s new title is bolstered by a $1.5-... Continue Reading
Two BC Cancer Agency drug discoveries identified as novel treatment options for patients with breast cancer Feb 27, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Two exciting drug discoveries have been made at the BC Cancer Agency by Dr. Sam Aparicio, head of the Department of Breast and Molecular Oncology, and his team. Both discoveries are opening up new approaches to targeting cancers more specifically, by exploiting mutations present in cancer cells that are not present in normal cells. The first discovery, which has already led to a... Continue Reading
CBC The Nature of Things documentary features BC Cancer Agency Personalized Onco-Genomics program Feb 21, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – A revolutionary precision medicine trial funded by BC Cancer Foundation donors takes the spotlight in a CBC documentary that aired Thursday, February 23rd, 2017. Zuri Scrivens, cancer survivor with Dr. Janessa Laskin The Nature of Things documentary, Cracking Cancer , recounts the journey of seven cancer patients at the BC Cancer Agency as they take part in the Personalized Onco... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Agency researchers to be part of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge helping to answer cancer’s biggest questions Feb 09, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – BC Cancer Agency researcher – Dr. Sam Aparicio – has been announced as a member of one of the first global research teams to be recipients of Cancer Research UK’s Grand Challenge. The Grand Challenge aims to help overcome the biggest challenges facing cancer research in a global effort to beat cancer sooner. The winning projects are set to revolutionize our understanding of... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Agency researchers recognized for groundbreaking projects $1.5 M awarded to seven researchers to advance cancer detection and care Feb 03, 2017 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Today on World Cancer Day, the BC Cancer Foundation and BC Cancer Agency announce the recipients of $1.5 M in funding to advance cancer detection and care through a brand new program titled the Strategic Priority Fund Awards. The funding will provide seven BC Cancer Agency research recipients with innovative cancer projects the opportunity to advance groundbreaking research that... Continue Reading
10th Annual Jingle Mingle kicks off fundraising to bring innovative PET-CT scanner to Vancouver Island An astonishing $1.74 million raised at this year’s holiday event Dec 02, 2016 VICTORIA, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 10th annual Jingle Mingle, presented by Proline Property Management, has raised an incredible $1.74 million to bring state-of-the-art imaging closer to home for patients in need. Thanks to the generosity of guests at this year’s festive and sophisticated evening, funds have been kick started to bring a critical piece of equipment – a PET-CT scanner – to... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Foundation’s 2016 Discovery Luncheon - Kelowna Raises $100,000 to Support Improved Treatment in Gynaecological Cancer Nov 09, 2016 KELOWNA, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 2016 Discovery Luncheon - Kelowna raised an amazing $100,000 in support of an expanded treatment program for women with gynaecological cancers at the BC Cancer Agency Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior. The sixth annual Discovery Luncheon celebrated the importance of discovery research happening each year in Kelowna at the BC Cancer... Continue Reading
BC Cancer Foundation’s 2016 Discovery Luncheon - Abbotsford Raises Over $40,000 to Improve Outcomes for Lung Cancer Patients Nov 03, 2016 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – The BC Cancer Foundation’s 2016 Discovery Luncheon - Abbotsford raised over $40,000 to support the acquisition of a critical piece of equipment that will provide better patient outcomes and create clinical efficiencies for lung cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy at the BC Cancer Agency’s Abbotsford Centre. Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death in both... Continue Reading