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2006 News

Updated: Tuesday, December 19, 2006

December
  • 12/20: BC Cancer Agency joins international study to examine innovative treatment for advanced prostate cancer - more
  • 12/12: Smithers Joins the Screening Mammography Program of BC - more

    November
  • 11/25: BC Cancer Agency Researcher Receives Prestigious Award for Cancer Research - more
  • 11/22: Coping with Cancer - more
  • 11/20: BC Cancer Agency study sheds new light on controlling oral cancer - more
  • 11/17: Reaching out to Chinese cancer patients and their supporters - more
  • 11/16: World’s first collaborative lung cancer registry may reveal secrets of deadly disease - more
  • 11/09: The sea urchin revealed - more
  • 11/01: Last call to enroll in herbal medicine lung cancer study - more

    October
  • 10/23: BC Cancer Agency and BC Children's Hospital host information day for adult and young brain tumour patients and family members - more
  • 10/02: BC Cancer Agency to recruit third oncologist for regional community cancer centre in Kamloops - more

  • September
  • 09/29: MLA encourages British Columbians to nominate exceptional caregivers - more
  • 09/12: BC Cancer Agency enters new era of cancer research - Milestone 1,000th tissue donor to Tumour Tissue Repository pushes discovery forward - more
  • 09/05: Making a difference in the lives of cancer patients: First annual BC Cancer Agency Community Care Award open to nominations - more

  • August
  • 08/29: BC Cancer Agency scientists get to the heart of disease research - more
  • 08/23: Young cancer researchers take science from the lab to the classroom at the BC Cancer Agency - more
  • 08/14: The Cow Genome Project Heads for Home - BC Cancer Agency researchers working on Genome BC/Genome Canada project contribute to new Bovine Genome resources - more
  • 08/03: BC Cancer Agency offering an international breast cancer prevention study to women - more


    July
  • 07/10: Researchers Aim To Improve Communication in Cancer Care - more
  • 07/18: BC Cancer Agency research provides advance in understanding breast stem cells: JNCI - more

    June
  • 06/06: New “BrainLAB” Precision Radiation therapy technology at BC Cancer Agency will help patients and advance research - more
  • 06/05: BC Cancer Agency hosts first international discussion on breast cancer research in The Weekend to End Breast Cancer network - more

    May
  • 05/25: Keep lips sun safe this summer - more
  • 05/11: Recent Screening Mammography Program Mailout statement - more
  • 05/04: Agency receives major research awards from the CCS in this round of competitions - more
  • 05/02: BC Cancer Agency scientist named to Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 ™ - more

    April
  • 04/05: New collaborative research to advance early detection of ovarian cancer gets a major boost with $1 million donation to BC Cancer Foundation - more
  • 04/12: Clinical research at BC Cancer Agency receives $1 million boost - more
  • 04/18: Little known about 5th most common cancer - Lymphoma Forum to bring experts together - more

    March
  • 03/31: Teens' quest for beauty not worth cancer risk - more

    February
  • 02/01: Agency’s Fraser Valley Centre launches 8-week program for young women diagnosed with cancer - more
  • 02/08: New Mobile Screening Mammography in Vancouver Improves Cancer Detection - more
  • 02/15: Taking research to the streets: Agency brings oral cancer screening into the community - more
  • 02/21: Colorectal Cancer: Forum to increase awareness and provide insight about B.C.'s bid to improve survival rates - more
  • 03/07: Celebrating 100th patient in Victoria treated with leading-edge therapy - more
  • 03/16: New tool unveiled in fight against cancer - more

    January
  • 01/05: Agency research provides advance in understanding breast stem cells - more
  • 01/12: Agency to take prevention program across the province with Community Prevention Coordinators - more
  • 01/26: February 4th is World Cancer Day - more