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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

10/13: Pap Awareness Week: October 24 to 30

Have you been putting off your Pap?

Have you been putting off getting your Pap? If so, Pap Awareness Week is the chance for women of all ages to drop in to one of their local clinics for a Pap test. From October 24-30, participating clinics will have their doors open for drop-in appointments. Go to www.LACEcampaign.com to find a clinic near you!
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For more information, please contact:
Papinder Rehncy
Communications
604.877.6261
prehncy@bccancer.bc.ca