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News Releases Archive 1997 - 2010
2005 News
2005/12/06: Saving time and travel for up-Island cancer patients: TeleCare
2005/11/15: Turning the spotlight on early detection of oral cancer
2005/10/21: Agency's new program brings follow-up care for Southern Interior patients closer to home
2005/10/21: Science luminaries to give free public lecture: Gairdner Symposium
2005/10/18: "Jekyll and Hyde" activity in cells may provide clues to tumour growth
2005/09/07: Better understanding of spontaneous breast cancers
2005/09/07: Vancouver developed targeted drug-therapy for prostate cancer shows promise
2005/09/01: Detecting dangerous oral cancer sooner
2005/08/16: Why do metastatic breast cancer cells thrive: new national study
2005/08/08: New BC Cancer Agency technology helps detect reversible DNA changes in tumour tissue
2005/08/02: BC Cancer Agency lymphoma treatment protocol increases survival rate by 50 percent: new study
2005/07/25: New media technology advances patient care
2005/07/13: BC Cancer Agency launches first-of-its-kind prostate cancer study in Western Canada
2005/07/09: Information for breast cancer patients about Herceptin
2005/07/09: Breast cancer patients to benefit from breakthrough therapy
2005/06/23: Childhood leukemia and socioeconomic status in Canada
2005/05/25: Treatment outside the box: considering complementary therapies
2005/05/16: When benign becomes malignant: understanding the progress of cancer
2005/04/18: BC Cancer Agency scientists study 'longevity genes'
2005/04/11: Optical technology to provide more accurate cancer diagnosis and treatment
2005/03/29: Fraser Valley Centre celebrates 10th anniversary
2005/03/24: International collaboration reveals genes required for model organism cell division
2005/03/08: BC recruits top cancer researcher from the UK
2005/03/01: $95 Million cancer research centre opens
2005/01/20: Does the internet help young women with breast cancer?
2005 International Gairdner Symposium
Breast Cancer Free Public Forum
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Breast Cancer Free Public Forum

You are invited to attend a free public forum on breast cancer.

Join Vicki Gabereau as she moderates conversations with BC Cancer Agency experts Dr. Karen Gelmon, Dr. Dianne Miller and Cheri Van Patten on breast cancer. Topics include new treatments, menopause and nutrition.

The forum will be held on October 27 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel, 655 Burrard Street, Vancouver. View the exhibits from 6pm-7pm, listen to the experts 7pm-8pm and question the panel from 8pm-9pm.