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News Releases Archive 1997 - 2010
2010 News
12/21: B.C.’s cancer survival rates bode well in international comparison
12/09: Medical oncologist hired for BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North
11/29: Vancouver Island volunteer honoured with BC Cancer Agency Community Care Award
11/04: Smithers cancer clinic enhancements celebrated
11/02: BC Cancer Agency’s Community Cancer Forum
10/29: Northern Cancer Control Strategy website and Facebook site launched
10/28: BC Cancer Agency and Pfizer Oncology scientists identify the P-cadherin protein as a prognostic biomarker in breast cancer
10/22: Province unites to fight breast cancer before it starts: New Provincial Breast Health Strategy unveiled
10/21: Need a Pap? Visit a clinic near you during Pap Awareness Week, Oct 24 to 30
10/19: BC Cancer Agency scientists uncover strategy to effectively target drug resistant childhood cancers
10/13: Pap Awareness Week: October 24 to 30
10/12: Merging science, technology and health in the era of clinical genomics
10/08: Last chance to nominate a cancer caregiver
10/06: New pilot program to support family members of cancer survivors one of only four in Canada
09/27: PET CT program gets major boost with new facility
09/24: LACE Campaign ramps up for Pap Awareness Week: Oct 24 to 30
09/16: BC researchers receive grant for rare cancer research from Terry Fox Foundation
09/08: Ovarian cancer researchers request practice changes to protect against ovarian cancer (deaths could be reduced 50 percent over 20 years)
09/08: BC researchers uncover new ovarian cancer gene (a connection between cancer and endometriosis)
09/02: First radiation oncologist hired for BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North and appointed to the Northern Medical Program
09/02: Cancer diagnosis and treatment move another step forward
08/16: New webcam provides view of BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North construction
08/09: Personalized genome sequencing in cancer treatment—a major breakthrough in care
08/03: Blood and cancer agencies unite for bloody battle (Prince George)
08/03: Blood and cancer agencies unite for bloody battle (Kelowna)
07/29: Construction starts at cancer centre for the north
07/27: Scientists discover cancer-causing gene —helping to distinguish lung cancer subtypes
07/05: TeleOncology rooms now operational on Haida Gwaii
06/14: BC scientists develop new drug candidate for prostate cancer
06/10: Cancer Centre for the North project report released
05/26: BC Cancer Agency researchers uncover significant relapse behaviors in breast cancer subtypes
05/20: B.C. signs agreement with Japanese company to beat cancer
05/17: BC researchers collaborate on international Interphone study on mobile phone use and brain cancer risk
05/08: UHNBC lab and medical imaging renovations to support enhanced cancer care
05/06: LACE Campaign asks women: do something fabulous!
04/14: LACE is in!
03/31: Construction of BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North providing local economic benefits
03/10: Healthy Heroes: Vancouver youth make films to inspire Olympic/Paralympic spirit
03/10: BC Cancer Agency researchers find presence of macrophages (scavenger cells) can predict treatment outcome in Hodgkin lymphoma
02:23: Scientists generate promising new model predicting how individual lung tumours will respond to different drugs
02/03: New BC Cancer Agency Cancer Prevention Coordinators to focus on cancer prevention education in the community
02/01: Interior gets better cancer care; closer to home
01/27: Fast Track Referral System expanded to provide faster assessment for women with abnormal mammography results
01/18: Scientists unlock clues to lymphoma
01/15: Agreement signed for the BC Cancer Agency's Centre for the North

11/02: BC Cancer Agency’s Community Cancer Forum

On November 27, cancer patients and their loved ones are invited to the BC Cancer Agency’s Community Cancer Forum, a free public forum presented by the Provincial Health Services Authority. Learn about brain-fog, nutrition, moving forward after treatment, empowering the mind, body and spirit and complementary therapies, and visit displays from the BC Cancer Agency and its community partners.

This year’s forum will feature a special presentation by Bif Naked on her personal journey with breast cancer (sponsored by Roche).

Saturday, November 27, 2010
9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Westin Bayshore Vancouver
1601 Bayshore Drive, Vancouver, B.C.

Admission is free; registration is not required

For more information:
604.707.5900, Toll-free: 1.800.663.3333, ext.674626
www.bccancer.bc.ca/communitycancerforum
conference@bccancer.bc.ca